Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more timeNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…

No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chairNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair
By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…

Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falterNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter
By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating…

Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talksNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talks
By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts…

Transforming the UN SDGs is crucial for global sustainabilityScience
Muser NewsDeskNovember 26, 2024
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Transforming the UN SDGs is crucial for global sustainability
Climate change, the most pressing challenge to global development and environmental stability, demands an urgent transformation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a…

‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks beginNews
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks begin
By Sara Hussein and Roland de Courson | AFP Busan, South Korea - A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution…

Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate dealClimate
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate deal
By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations…

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…

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…

Pope Francis discusses climate action with WMO Secretary-GeneralClimate
Muser NewsDeskNovember 22, 2024
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Pope Francis discusses climate action with WMO Secretary-General
Pope Francis welcomed Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), for an audience at the Vatican to discuss the urgency of addressing climate…

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…

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…

UN launches initiative to counter climate disinformationClimate
Muser NewsDeskNovember 20, 2024
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UN launches initiative to counter climate disinformation
As the world grapples with the accelerating impacts of climate change, the United Nations has announced a bold new initiative aimed at combating disinformation that…

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…

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…

EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews
SourceNovember 18, 2024
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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,…

Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News
SourceNovember 16, 2024
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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…

COP29 highlights digital tech’s role in climate actionNews
Muser NewsDeskNovember 16, 2024
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COP29 highlights digital tech’s role in climate action
At COP29 in Baku, global leaders in technology and environmental policy signed a pivotal declaration on Saturday, emphasizing the dual role of digital technologies in…

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presenceNews
SourceNovember 15, 2024
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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"…

COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoilNews
SourceNovember 14, 2024
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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…

COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nationsNews
Muser NewsDeskNovember 13, 2024
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COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nations
At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on nations to urgently bolster financial support for a mechanism assisting climate-stricken…

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchersNews
SourceNovember 13, 2024
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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,…

Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29News
SourceNovember 12, 2024
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Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley renewed Tuesday her call for taxes on fossil fuels, aviation and shipping, saying hundreds of…
