Half a degree makes a big difference in a warming world
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Half a degree Celsius may not seem like much, but climate…
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COP26 ‘won’t be easy’, UN climate chief admits
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) - The forthcoming COP26 summit -- which could determine the viability of…
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Thunberg slams 30 years of climate ’empty words’
MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg opened a youth climate summit on Tuesday by lambasting three decades of…
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Major corporations urge Brazil to boost climate pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - A group of the 107 biggest companies in Brazil on Monday called for the…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday,…
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UK climate motorway protesters risk jail under new injunction
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Climate protesters who repeatedly caused traffic chaos by blocking London's busy M25 orbital motorway may…
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Turkey to ratify Paris climate agreement, Erdogan tells UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to finally ratify…
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In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas
by Shaun Tandon with Issam Ahmed in Washington Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - China will stop funding…
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World leaders will hold closed-door climate meet at UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a closed-door…
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UN climate report ‘starkest warning yet’ warns COP26 chief
An upcoming UN report on climate change gives the international community its clearest ever warning about the dangers of accelerating…
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Biden lauds Pacific Island nations in tackling ongoing challenges of pandemic, climate change
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6,…
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