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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
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
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
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
BRICS vows to co-operate on climate change
BRICS vows to co-operate on climate changeNews

BRICS vows to co-operate on climate change

Kazan, Russia (AFP) - Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies on Wednesday pledged to strengthen co-operation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while condemning…
SourceSourceOctober 23, 2024 Full article
UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas
UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seasNews

UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas

By Issam Ahmed and Gregory Walton | AFP United Nations, United States - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
UN holds ‘Summit of the Future’ to tackle global crises
UN holds ‘Summit of the Future’ to tackle global crisesNews

UN holds ‘Summit of the Future’ to tackle global crises

By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Global leaders are gathering in New York on Sunday for a "Summit of the Future"…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2024 Full article
COP29 host unveil ambitious climate initiatives amid negotiation stalemate
COP29 host unveil ambitious climate initiatives amid negotiation stalemateClimate

COP29 host unveil ambitious climate initiatives amid negotiation stalemate

With less than two months before the COP29 summit, the Presidency, led by Azerbaijan, has launched the COP29 Presidency Initiatives as part of a broader…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024 Full article
Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation
Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperationNews

Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation

By Shafiqul Islam, Tufts University | 360info Bangladesh has shown how its 'engineering diplomacy' approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2024 Full article
US climate envoy says planning summit with China on methane, polluting gases
US climate envoy says planning summit with China on methane, polluting gasesNews

US climate envoy says planning summit with China on methane, polluting gases

Beijing, China (AFP)(UPDATED) - United States climate envoy John Podesta said Friday that plans were moving forward for a summit with China on reducing emissions…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2024 Full article
Denmark and EU push for stronger partnerships with Africa in new strategy
Denmark and EU push for stronger partnerships with Africa in new strategyNews

Denmark and EU push for stronger partnerships with Africa in new strategy

Denmark, in collaboration with the European Union, is set to deepen its engagement with African countries, emphasizing equal partnerships and aligning with the continent's aspirations.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 27, 2024 Full article
UN chief says Pacific territories face climate ‘annihilation’
UN chief says Pacific territories face climate ‘annihilation’News

UN chief says Pacific territories face climate ‘annihilation’

Apia, Samoa (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that some Pacific territories face "annihilation" from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels.…
SourceSourceAugust 22, 2024 Full article
Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’
Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’News

Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) - (UPDATED) Malaysia is inviting countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans but leave them in their natural habitat,…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2024 Full article
UN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record Temperatures
UN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record TemperaturesClimateNews

UN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record Temperatures

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has joined nine other specialized United Nations entities in supporting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Call to Action on Extreme Heat.…
SourceSourceJuly 26, 2024 Full article
Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns
Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warnsClimateNews

Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns

By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article
Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic Svalbard
Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic SvalbardNews

Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic Svalbard

Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Norwegian government said on Monday it had blocked a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2024 Full article
Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talks
Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talksNews

Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talks

By Alberto PEÑA | AFP San José, Costa Rica - Over two dozen countries signed a wishful "declaration of peace with the ocean" on Saturday…
SourceSourceJune 9, 2024 Full article
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuelsNews

COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels

By Nick Perry | AFP Bonn, Germany - The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
World’s island states blame richest countries for climate threats
World’s island states blame richest countries for climate threatsClimateNews

World’s island states blame richest countries for climate threats

By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States (UPDATED) - Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own,…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potentialNews

Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential

Washington, United States (AFP) - Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews

For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talks
US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talksNews

US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talks

By AFP Washington, United States - The United States and China promised Friday to work together on reduction of methane, the second most abundant greenhouse…
SourceSourceMay 11, 2024 Full article
Australia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this year
Australia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this yearNews

Australia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this year

by AFP Staff Writers Sydney, Australia - Australia and Tuvalu said Thursday they have agreed to launch a landmark climate and security pact this year, after…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.
How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.Climate

How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.

By Jake Bittle | GristLast year’s United Nations climate conference in the United Arab Emirates ended on a surprising high note as the world’s countries…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2024 Full article