climate

Glasgow: industrial canal’s climate-fighting future

by Anna CUENCA Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - Glasgow was a vital cog in the machine of Britain's…

‘Down’ but not ‘out’: Growth needs fuel India’s coal addiction

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Even as its capital was blanketed by toxic smog, India…

Drought, overpumping cut Morocco river link to sea

by Kaouthar Oudrhiri SAIDIA, Morocco (AFP) -- Moroccan environmentalist Mohamed Benata stood taking photos of what should be the mouth…

Drought forces Iraqi farmers to leave their land

by Raad Al-Jammas Agence France-Presse Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced…

COP26 strikes hard-fought deal but UN says ‘not enough’

by Patrick GALEY, Jitendra JOSHI, Kelly MACNAMARA and Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - Nearly 200 nations…

APEC meeting to put climate rhetoric to the test

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Pacific Rim leaders will begin a virtual summit Friday, facing pressure to back up ambitious…

World needs trillions to face climate threat: draft UN report

by Kelly MACNAMARA / Marlowe HOOD / Patrick GALEY GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Helping vulnerable nations cope with the…

Australia’s coal country looks to a less sooty future

by Andrew LEESON Agence France-Presse NEWCASTLE, Australia (AFP) - Australia's conservative leaders have defied calls for urgent climate action, boasting…

China says launched enhanced climate action plan with US

GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - China and the United States on Wednesday announced a joint initiative to deliver enhanced climate…

New Zealand’s APEC host Ardern calls for ‘bold’ climate action

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Pacific Rim trade and foreign ministers agreed to push for a freeze on fossil fuel…

Climate change and fires: Bolivia’s forests in peril

by Martín SILVA Agence France-Presse Santo Corazón, Bolivia (AFP) - The road through San Matias, Bolivia, is a no man's…

Greenland passes law banning uranium mining

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - Greenland's parliament voted Tuesday to ban uranium mining and exploration in the vast Danish territory, following through…

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