Brazil, Colombia ‘united’ in defense of Amazon ahead of UN summit
Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and his Colombia counterpart Ivan Duque said on Tuesday they would head to…
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COP26
‘Running out of time’: Asia struggles to kick coal addiction
by with Sam Reeves in Kuala Lumpur / Haeril Halim Agence France-Presse CILEGON, Indonesia (AFP) - Smokestacks belch noxious fumes…
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New Zealand boosts climate aid ahead of Glasgow summit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand pledged Monday to quadruple foreign aid spending on climate change, addressing its "woefully…
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Australia’s PM drops threat to skip UN climate summit
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia's prime minister on Friday withdrew a threat to skip next month's landmark UN climate summit,…
5 years ago
Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: experts
by Frank ZELLER Agence France-Presse PAPHOS, Cyprus (AFP) - The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East,…
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Nuclear option: Earth’s climate panacea or poison?
by Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - For its supporters, nuclear energy is the world's best -- perhaps…
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but…
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COP26 president denies UK rift over climate
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France-Presse MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pointman for the COP26 climate…
5 years ago
Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
by Raziye Akkoc Agence France-Presse AKKUZULU, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting…
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Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
by Delil Souleiman with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus Agence France-Presse TAL SHAEER, Syria (AFP) - After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman…
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Climate change threatens the Everglades, Florida’s gem
by Gerard MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Umberto Gimenez loves alligators. He gives them nicknames such as "Smile"…
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Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AFP) - In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up…
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