Climate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29News
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Climate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29
Baku | 350.org - Billed as the "Finance COP", the UN climate talks fell short of expectations and needs. The most vulnerable countries, already bearing…

“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closingNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing
In the past two weeks, around 40,000 people from all over the world took part in the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Key…

Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National ParkNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National Park
Lahemaa, located in northern Estonia on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, is the country’s oldest and largest national park, spanning over 725…

World approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate dealNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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World approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate deal
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy…

Image of the day: Podyjí and Thayatal – Biodiversity Gems on the Czech-Austrian BorderNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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Image of the day: Podyjí and Thayatal – Biodiversity Gems on the Czech-Austrian Border
Many areas along the border between the Czech Republic and Austria are rich in biodiversity and protected under the EU Habitats Directive. One example is…

Innovative recycling method for rare earth metals wins Spark Award 2024News
Muser NewsDeskNovember 23, 2024
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Innovative recycling method for rare earth metals wins Spark Award 2024
Marie Amélie Perrin and Victor Mougel have been awarded the Spark Award 2024 for their groundbreaking method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste.…

Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 presidentNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Negotiators from small islands and least-developed nations on Saturday walked out of overtime consultations on a climate deal with COP29…

EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiatorsNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to…

Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and CanadaNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada
A powerful storm struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, on 19 November 2024, leaving 290,000 buildings without power…

Tufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonizationNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Tufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonization
Tufts University - Consortium for Climate Solutions expands renewable energy generation and reduces Tufts’ carbon emissions. Tufts University marked a milestone on its path to…

2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling
Association for Computing Machinery - ACM, today, presented a 12-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for their project “Boosting Earth…

COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offerNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial $250 billion…

Image of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in HondurasNews
SourceNovember 21, 2024
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Image of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in Honduras
On 15 November 2024, Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Honduras, causing extensive damage and bringing over 50 centimetres of rain to the northern region…

World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29News
SourceNovember 21, 2024
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World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…

Image of the day: The EU Space Days live in BudapestNews
SourceNovember 20, 2024
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Image of the day: The EU Space Days live in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and largest city, is situated along the banks of the Danube River, dividing the city into Buda and Pest. The western side,…

New supercomputer advances sustainable researchNews
SourceNovember 20, 2024
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New supercomputer advances sustainable research
EPFL’s new Kuma supercomputer, which ranks 23rd in the Green500 ranking, illustrates EPFL’s efforts to support cutting-edge research with a low environmental impact. With Kuma,…

A challenging future for children in a changing worldNews
Muser NewsDeskNovember 20, 2024
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A challenging future for children in a changing world
The future of childhood could face significant upheaval unless urgent measures are implemented to address global challenges, UNICEF warned in its The State of the…

Net zero needs womenNews
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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Net zero needs women
Recognising the leadership role of women is essential to addressing climate change across the Indo-Pacific.Women’s vital role in just transitionsGender Action Plan at COP28From commitments…

Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USANews
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USA
In November 2024, the northeastern US was hit by numerous wildfires, intensified by drought conditions and high winds. The Jennings Creek Fire on the New…

COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’News
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Laurent Thomet | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after…

World faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state mediaNews
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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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…

Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog miseryNews
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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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…

Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, IndonesiaNews
SourceNovember 18, 2024
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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…

UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’News
SourceNovember 18, 2024
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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…
