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Climate Change Caused 41 Additional Days Of Extreme Heat This Year: Report
The world experienced an average of 41 more days of extreme heat in 2024 due to climate change, a new report said on Friday.
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Climate Crisis Threatens To Exploit Division, Polarisation: WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the climate crisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarisation.
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US President-Elect Trump Plans To Rollback Most Biden-Era EV Policies
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China.
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'Huge Disappointment' At Climate Hearings: Global South Representative
Major powers such as the United States, China, and India have warned the judges not to go beyond the existing legal framework for combating climate change.
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2025 'Likely' To Be Among Top Three Warmest Years: UK Met Office
The UK weather service forecast Thursday that 2025 would likely be among the top three warmest years globally, falling just behind the record-breaking temperatures set in the past months.
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Bolivia's Gravity-Defying 'Suicide Homes' Dangle On A Cliff
In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, a row of colorful corrugated metal roof houses sit on the edge of an earth cliff, which is eroding, making the homes even more dangerous.
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
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COP16 Report Warns Over 75% Of Global Land "Permanently Drier"
Just over 75 percent of the world's land has been left "permanently drier" over the previous three decades, a UN-backed report coinciding with COP16 talks on desertification in Saudi Arabia said on Monday.
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"Contribution Unequal, Reponsibility Must Be Too": India At Landmark Climate Change Hearing
India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises.
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World Court To Begin Hearings That May Shape Global Climate Litigation
The United Nations' top court next week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide.
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Spain Introduces 4-Day Paid Climate Leave For Workers After Deadly Floods
A month after floods killed at least 224 people, Spain has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days in a bid to allow workers to stay home during weather emergencies.
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Rich Countries Offer No Haven From Climate Doom: Study
As sovereign debt investors concerned about climate change scrutinize national responses to rising global temperatures, they're increasingly finding that wealthier nations aren't doing their part to help address global warming.
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Rich Countries Provide No Haven From Climate Doom, Study Finds
Not one country is on track for a 1.5C future based on 2030 national pledges for cutting emissions, according to the Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks Project.
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Iceland's 'Mammoth' Carbon Capture Plant: What It Means For Climate Crisis
At full capacity, Mammoth is expected to remove 36,000 tons of carbon annually equivalent to taking around 7,800 gas-powered cars off the road for a year.
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Climate Change Caused 41 Additional Days Of Extreme Heat This Year: Report
The world experienced an average of 41 more days of extreme heat in 2024 due to climate change, a new report said on Friday.
-
Climate Crisis Threatens To Exploit Division, Polarisation: WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the climate crisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarisation.
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US President-Elect Trump Plans To Rollback Most Biden-Era EV Policies
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China.
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'Huge Disappointment' At Climate Hearings: Global South Representative
Major powers such as the United States, China, and India have warned the judges not to go beyond the existing legal framework for combating climate change.
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2025 'Likely' To Be Among Top Three Warmest Years: UK Met Office
The UK weather service forecast Thursday that 2025 would likely be among the top three warmest years globally, falling just behind the record-breaking temperatures set in the past months.
-
Bolivia's Gravity-Defying 'Suicide Homes' Dangle On A Cliff
In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, a row of colorful corrugated metal roof houses sit on the edge of an earth cliff, which is eroding, making the homes even more dangerous.
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
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COP16 Report Warns Over 75% Of Global Land "Permanently Drier"
Just over 75 percent of the world's land has been left "permanently drier" over the previous three decades, a UN-backed report coinciding with COP16 talks on desertification in Saudi Arabia said on Monday.
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"Contribution Unequal, Reponsibility Must Be Too": India At Landmark Climate Change Hearing
India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises.
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World Court To Begin Hearings That May Shape Global Climate Litigation
The United Nations' top court next week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide.
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Spain Introduces 4-Day Paid Climate Leave For Workers After Deadly Floods
A month after floods killed at least 224 people, Spain has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days in a bid to allow workers to stay home during weather emergencies.
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Rich Countries Offer No Haven From Climate Doom: Study
As sovereign debt investors concerned about climate change scrutinize national responses to rising global temperatures, they're increasingly finding that wealthier nations aren't doing their part to help address global warming.
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Rich Countries Provide No Haven From Climate Doom, Study Finds
Not one country is on track for a 1.5C future based on 2030 national pledges for cutting emissions, according to the Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks Project.
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Iceland's 'Mammoth' Carbon Capture Plant: What It Means For Climate Crisis
At full capacity, Mammoth is expected to remove 36,000 tons of carbon annually equivalent to taking around 7,800 gas-powered cars off the road for a year.
