COP26: World Leaders in Glasgow for ‘Last, Best Hope’ Climate Summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed more than 120 world leaders to historic climate talks in Glasgow with the stark ...
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Indigenous Australians Sue Government Over Climate Change
Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia filed a landmark lawsuit aimed at forcing the government to protect them ...
Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach New Record High: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said in a stark warning ahead ...
IEA Chief Pleads for ‘Real Global Action’ on Climate
As head of International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol has a blunt message to governments ahead of a crucial climate summit: ...
Climate Shocks Forced Over 100,000 to Flee Home in Burundi: Charity
Natural disasters sparked by climate change have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in Burundi.
Climate Change Could Cause 216 Million to Migrate, World Bank Warns
Reduced agricultural production, water scarcity, rising sea levels and other adverse effects of climate change could cause up to 216 ...
Biden to Set Target of Half of US Car Sales to Be Zero-Emission by 2030
President Joe Biden will set a target that half of all cars sold in the United States by 2030 will ...
Climate Activists Blockade UBS, Credit Suisse HQs
Climate activists briefly blocked the entrances to the UBS and Credit Suisse headquarters in Zurich in protest against fossil fuel ...
US Climate Envoy Kerry Says Islands Face ‘Beyond Existential’ Threat
US climate envoy John Kerry said island nations faced a situation "beyond existential" due to climate change, as he called ...
Greta Thunberg to Skip COP26 Over Unfair Vaccine Rollouts
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg said she plans to skip the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this November, saying the ...
480,000 Killed by Extreme Weather This Century: Analysis
Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, ...
Jeff Bezos Announces First Recipients of His $10 Billion Climate Fund
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos announced the first recipients of his scrutinized $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund grant to ...
World Wildlife Plummets More Than Two-Thirds in 50 Years: Index
Global animal, bird, and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption.
65 Killed, 330,000 Left Homeless in Niger Floods
Three months of pounding rain in Niger have left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330,000, while several areas of ...
Deadly Under-The-Radar Heatwaves Ravaging Africa
The impacts of extreme heatwaves amplified by climate change are going unrecorded in sub-Saharan Africa, making it nearly impossible to ...
World Refugee Day 2020: Is It Time for a New Refugee Convention?
The 1951 Refugee Convention guides how countries around the world should protect refugees but it does not mention refugees displaced by ...
COVID-19’s Climate Gains: What Will Be Left If Economies Open Again?
Through economic shutdowns, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic drops in air pollution and steep declines in carbon emissions. ...
Will Coronavirus Help Push Environmental Efforts or Set Them Back?
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on both the global economy and the climate should not be in competition but ...
Mass Evacuations for Major Cyclone in South Asia
Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and ...
Amazon, African Forests Turning From CO2 Sink to Source: Study
In the Amazon, the forest's carbon sink capacity is predicted to reach zero by 2035.
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