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World faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state media
World faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state mediaNews

World faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state media

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron that the world was facing growing "risks…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2024 Full article
Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery
Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog miseryNews

Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery

New Delhi, India | AFP - The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, Indonesia
Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, IndonesiaNews

Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, Indonesia

n 4 November 2024, the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted, impacting seven villages and killing at least ten people. Officials declared a…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warming
Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warmingClimate

Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warming

In a new study1, led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and published in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’News

UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’

By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Julien Mivielle | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan (Updated) - The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government
Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: governmentNews

Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews

EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The EU's climate commissioner on Monday said the bloc would take the lead in paying climate finance to poorer countries,…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Gen Z workers: values matter, and so does financial security
Gen Z workers: values matter, and so does financial securityScience

Gen Z workers: values matter, and so does financial security

Born from 1995 to 2012, Gen Z is motivated by financial pragmatism, personal achievement, and values-driven work distinctive from older generations. Despite appearances and tongue-wagging…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: The Dhofar Mountains, Oman
Image of the day: The Dhofar Mountains, OmanNews

Image of the day: The Dhofar Mountains, Oman

The Dhofar Mountains in southern Oman are home to the desert cloud forest, a unique ecosystem supporting a rich diversity of wildlife. During the monsoon…
SourceSourceNovember 17, 2024 Full article
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecasterNews

Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster

Manila, Philippines | AFP - Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding,…
SourceSourceNovember 17, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollution
Image of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollutionNews

Image of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollution

Severe air pollution is a common issue in South Asia in the autumn and winter, occurring when cold air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News

Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29

By Laurent Thomet and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
How climate change feeds our wars
How climate change feeds our warsClimate

How climate change feeds our wars

By Luisa Bedoya Taborda and Michele Barnes | The University of Sydney A twin crisis faces the people of Myanmar, but while the war could…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears PhilippinesNews

Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

By Cecil MORELLA | AFP Manila, Philippines (UPDATED) - Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economy
Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economyNews

Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economy

Baku, Azerbaijan | WRI (Corrected)  – At COP29, countries including UK, Uruguay, Belgium and Sweden committed to increasing the amount of global energy storage sixfold…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food suppliesScience

How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies

As the climate crisis alters familiar growing conditions, we urgently need to find ways of protecting the world against famines. Currently, our food system is…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presenceNews

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

By Delphine Paysant with Kelly Macnamara in Paris Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for "energy day"…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
LIST and UNHCR to launch early warning system for emergencies
LIST and UNHCR to launch early warning system for emergenciesNews

LIST and UNHCR to launch early warning system for emergencies

The warning system would help humanitarian actors to better anticipate critical situations, deliver timely alerts and respond accordingly. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in coordination…
SourceSourceNovember 14, 2024 Full article
Billionaires held to account as campaigners demand ‘Energy of the People’ at COP29
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Billionaires held to account as campaigners demand ‘Energy of the People’ at COP29News

Billionaires held to account as campaigners demand ‘Energy of the People’ at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan – At a powerful press conference today at COP29, Indigenous leaders and climate campaigners launched two critical campaigns to underscore the urgent need…
SourceSourceNovember 14, 2024 Full article
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoilNews

COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil

By Delphine PAYSANT | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister…
SourceSourceNovember 14, 2024 Full article
Image of the day: November heatwave hits the Canary Islands, Spain
Image of the day: November heatwave hits the Canary Islands, SpainClimate

Image of the day: November heatwave hits the Canary Islands, Spain

During the second weekend of November 2024, the Spanish Canary Islands were affected by a light haze and record-breaking temperatures for the month. La Aldea…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Research highlights gaps in EU’s sustainable finance framework
Research highlights gaps in EU’s sustainable finance frameworkNews

Research highlights gaps in EU’s sustainable finance framework

The EU’s sustainable finance framework urgently needs to expand. In its current form, the taxonomy will not meet the Paris Climate Agreement target of limiting…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announced
Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announcedNews

Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announced

Applied Microbiology International - The prizes, awarded by the learned society Applied Microbiology International (AMI), celebrate the brightest minds in the field and promote the…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers
Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchersNews

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers

By Kelly MACNAMARA | AFP Paris, France - Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year,…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article