climate

Norway okays giant North Sea carbon storage project

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway gave approval Tuesday to a giant project to capture and store CO2 below the North…

Fiji tourism hit with climate, pandemic double whammy

by Leon LORD Agence France-Presse CORAL COAST, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji dive operator Ashwin Pal was living his dream until…

ExxonMobil pledges emissions cut as investor campaign targets board

NEW YORK, New York (AFP) — ExxonMobil announced Monday it will reduce its emissions over the next five years bowing…

Storms help Australia contain UNESCO heritage island fire

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the UNESCO…

World urged to move on ‘climate emergency’ after pandemic

by Jitendra JOSHI and Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Nations on Saturday…

Emissions fell record 7 percent in 2020: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Carbon emissions fell a record seven percent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns…

Climate change biggest threat to natural World Heritage sites

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Climate change has become the biggest threat to UN-listed natural world…

2020 one of three hottest years ever recorded: UN

by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — This year is on course to be one of the three warmest…

Greenland’s largest glaciers likely to melt faster than feared: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The three largest glaciers in Greenland -- which hold enough frozen water to…

Arsenal a winner with UN in signing Climate Action Framework

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Arsenal reinforced their commitment to tackling climate change by becoming the first Premier League club…

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm…

Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for…

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