Climate Change

The ongoing extreme heat sweeping across large parts of India is being driven primarily by worsening climate change caused by the large-scale burning of coal, oil and gas, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday. Stiell also…
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The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, has announced applications for the COP31 CCMP Reporting Fellowship Programme for journalists from…
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The United Nations’ health agency has raised its national-level risk assessment for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from “high” to “very high” amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak, although the World Health Organization (WHO) continues…
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India is experiencing a new and growing climate challenge: increasingly hot nights that are placing stress on both the power grid and public health systems, even after the sun goes down. While scorching daytime temperatures have long been…
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Russia joined several major energy producers and greenhouse gas emitters in voting against a United Nations General Assembly resolution urging governments to take stronger action on climate change. The non-binding resolution was passed…
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In a surprise move that has triggered criticism from environmental experts, Israel’s National Security Council (NSC) has reportedly ended its climate-related operations just four years after creating dedicated forums to address the…
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The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to back stronger global action against climate change, despite recent efforts by the United States to halt the measure. The 193-member body approved a nonbinding resolution…
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The United Nations General Assembly is set to consider a resolution on Wednesday aimed at reinforcing countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, in a move supporters describe as a major step toward translating international legal…
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The UN General Assembly is set to consider a draft resolution on Wednesday reaffirming countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, though the long-awaited initiative has been diluted following pressure from major greenhouse gas…
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Global warming is steadily draining oxygen from rivers around the world, threatening fish populations and aquatic ecosystems, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Researchers in China used satellite…
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