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Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says: It could also cut 19% off per capita national incomes through 2049, the study finds.
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Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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​Climate change is also a chance to transform education in America — again: Let’s remember the revolution of the past as we come together to build an education ...
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​Climate change is also a chance to transform education in America — again
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall
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From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey: From the University of Auckland: In performing the role of global teachers, scientists can be ...
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From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey
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Are Human Rights Universal?: More and more, the universality of human rights is being challenged. But groups such as the Taliban, who claim to stand for specific ...
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Are Human Rights Universal?
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global ...
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Analysis: Coming up with new ways to blunt climate migration: Climate change is unleashing a litany of extremes forcing people to relocate.
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Analysis: Coming up with new ways to blunt climate migration
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record: March marked the 10th month in a row in which Earth experienced record-high temperatures ...
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record
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Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day: This fall’s election has major implications for America’s role in the fight against climate change ...
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Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day
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Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously: Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate
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Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously
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Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action : Despite President Biden making climate change a central issue of his administration ...
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Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action 
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling: They accused Switzerland of violating their rights by not doing enough to curb climate change.
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling
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How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game
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How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan ...
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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer: A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures ...
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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer
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Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, report says: Its temps are rising roughly twice as fast as the global average because of climate change.
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Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, report says
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists: Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate ...
Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever
  • Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.

  • According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.

  • The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

  • In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.
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Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is deadly: The number of heat-related deaths in Europe increased 30% in the last 20 years ...
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Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is ...
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global ...
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Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of threats"
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Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink ...
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"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official elevates the stakes
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"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official ...
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How Cloud Seeding Works and Why It’s Wrongly Blamed for Floods From Dubai to California
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How Cloud Seeding Works and Why It’s Wrongly Blamed for Floods From Dubai ...
Quick Glance: Cause of Dubai Flooding: Cloud Seeding or Natural Phenomenon?
  • Dubai grapples with the aftermath of heavy rainfall. Speculations on the role of cloud seeding are being discussed.

  • Clouds consist of tiny water droplets that coalesce around particles to form rain. Cloud seeding manipulates this process.

  • The effectiveness of cloud seeding is scientifically debated, with limited evidence of its efficacy.

  • Experts refute the claim that cloud seeding was the primary cause of the flooding in Dubai.
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Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites: BANGKOK: Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday (Apr 24) ...
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Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in ...
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Earth Day 2024: 8 ways to live more sustainably: Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more ...
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Earth Day 2024: 8 ways to live more sustainably
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For Earth Day 2024, experts are spreading optimism – not doom. Here's why.: Hope can fuel the action needed to keep tackling the climate crisis ...
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For Earth Day 2024, experts are spreading optimism – not doom. Here's why.
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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds: Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of ...
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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds
Quick Glance: 130 million Americans face unhealthy air quality challenges
  • Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in the U.S. in 2023.

  • Over one-third of Americans, about 130 million people, breathe in unhealthy air annually.

  • Air quality has improved in the East but worsened in the Western U.S., highlighting disparities.

  • Unequal air quality exposure, challenges, and progress in air cleaning efforts are discussed.
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Key climate group courts trouble with carbon offsets move: The Science Based Targets Initiative is mired in controversy following an April 9 announcement.
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Key climate group courts trouble with carbon offsets move
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Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting: More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas hard.
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Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting
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Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left: When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year ...
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Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
Quick Glance: Combatting Malaria: Challenges and Solutions
  • Progress in reducing malaria has stalled in recent years, especially in African regions. Pregnant women, young children, and other vulnerable groups continue to have limited access to malaria services.

  • Infants and young children are disproportionately affected by malaria, especially in poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa. Pregnant women are at increased risk of malaria due to immunity loss.

  • Refugees, migrants, and indigenous peoples are also at higher risk of malaria and often lack access to necessary services.

  • Climate change and humanitarian emergencies contribute to making vulnerable populations more susceptible to malaria. Measures like combating discrimination and integrating malaria control interventions into universal health coverage can help achieve a malaria-free world.
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Biden to mark Earth Day with new solar energy funds and climate corps actions: The solar energy funding could create around 200,000 jobs, according to the White ...
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Biden to mark Earth Day with new solar energy funds and climate corps ...
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Climate Crisis Triggers Great Barrier Reef’s Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching: In Australia, conservationists warned the Great Barrier Reef could be suffering its ...
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Climate Crisis Triggers Great Barrier Reef’s Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching
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Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not: Ready for coffee made from chickpeas? Soon, you might not have a choice.
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Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not
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European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U.S.: Cases are currently pending before the International Court of Justice and other ...
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European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U ...
Quick Glance: Switzerland: Condemnation by ECHR Signifies 'Historic' Step
  • For the first time, an international court has ruled on the harmful effects of climate change, establishing a direct link with quality of life, health, and well-being.

  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Switzerland on April 9, 2024, for climate inaction, stating that the country had not taken sufficient measures to protect its citizens from the effects of climate disruption.

  • Described as 'historic' by observers, the ruling is expected to set a precedent in the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, increasing pressure on governments to intensify their actions.

  • The Senior Women for Climate Protection, who have been fighting since 2016 to prove that heatwaves exacerbate their health problems and that Swiss climate policy is 'insufficient' to contain global warming to 1.5°C, expressed great pride in the Court recognizing their fundamental rights to a healthy climate for the first time.
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Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems: Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth ...
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Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems
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Extreme heat scorches Southeast Asia, bringing school closures and warnings: MANILA: Extreme heat scorched parts of South and Southeast Asia on Wednesday (Apr ...
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Extreme heat scorches Southeast Asia, bringing school closures and ...
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RFK Jr. wants to poach climate voters from Biden, skeptics from Trump: The independent presidential candidate called for an LNG export ban in an interview with ...
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RFK Jr. wants to poach climate voters from Biden, skeptics from Trump
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate ...
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Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next week: Temperatures will plummet to minus five degrees with snow on its way in Scotland.
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Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next ...
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How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans: The same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for ...
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How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules ...
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding ...
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Climate change is upending lives and livelihoods along the Bay of Bengal: Along the mighty Bay of Bengal, the forces unleashed by climate change are overwhelming ...
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Climate change is upending lives and livelihoods along the Bay of Bengal
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world: According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ...
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world
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From the Solar Eclipse to Global Heating, Dr. Peter Kalmus on the Importance of Science
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From the Solar Eclipse to Global Heating, Dr. Peter Kalmus on the ...
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Commentary: Will camels be the next cows in the dairy industry?: The traits that make camels well-adapted to climate change also make them increasingly ...
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Commentary: Will camels be the next cows in the dairy industry?
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding ...
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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. : Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country ...
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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.
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Climate advocates want to solve their 'biggest problem' in the US: Turning out voters
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Climate advocates want to solve their 'biggest problem' in the US: Turning ...
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Asia hit hardest in 2023: UN: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said yesterday ...
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Asia hit hardest in 2023: UN
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Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a year. With climate change, expect more
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Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a ...
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Talks on global plastic treaty under way in Canada: Negotiators from 175 countries have begun talks on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution ...
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Talks on global plastic treaty under way in Canada
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Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming than previously thought
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Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming ...
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Climate change has the region both in drought and flooded: The opposite ends of the Arab world are experiencing two extreme weather conditions simultaneously: ...
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Climate change has the region both in drought and flooded
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Taliban government joins climate change talks for first time : The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and ...
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Taliban government joins climate change talks for first time 
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Climate change, stifled mergers and other challenges facing banks and investors: Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists ...
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Climate change, stifled mergers and other challenges facing banks and ...
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Climate change: Scientists urge Scots to cut water consumption amid warning ‘wet’ country could run dry
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U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet: Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse ...
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U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet
Quick Glance: U.N. climate chief emphasizes urgency in global climate action
  • Governments worldwide are urged to act within two years to prevent worsening climate change, with a focus on halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to avoid a significant temperature increase. Despite rising emissions last year, current commitments are insufficient in reducing global emissions by 2030.

  • The next two years are crucial for saving the planet, according to the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Stronger national climate plans are deemed essential, especially from the G20 countries, responsible for 80% of global emissions. A key goal of this year's UN climate negotiations is to establish a new climate finance target to aid developing nations in transitioning away from fossil fuels.

  • Efforts are being made to provide more climate finance through debt relief, affordable financing for poorer countries, new international funding sources like a shipping emissions tax, and reforms at institutions such as the World Bank and IMF. Additionally, calls are made for a revamp of capital requirements and increased use of Climate Resilient Debt Clauses at the World Bank. Politicians worldwide are urged to prioritize climate action as it often takes a backseat on government agendas.
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How climate change causes physical and spiritual displacement: As disasters displace more people around the world, our connection to place becomes more tenuous.
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How climate change causes physical and spiritual displacement
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Heat-related deaths rise by 30% in Europe due to extreme weather: report: Data published by two leading climate monitors this Monday says that Europe endured a ...
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Heat-related deaths rise by 30% in Europe due to extreme weather: report