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UN deputy chief praises China’s investment in tackling climate change, forging ‘new development…
The Deputy Secretary-General addressed students at China’s Peking University on Friday, describing their diligence and energy as critical to helping tackle the world’s challenges through multilateral action.
“The challenges are many and…
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EU climate policy has little for Global South
The European Union, through its recent Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation, claims to address global climate concerns by imposing a carbon tax on imports.
It intends to create a “level playing field” for domestic products…
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Greta Thunberg part of team to asses war-torn Ukraine’s environmental damage
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg visited Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on Thursday to draw the world’s attention towards the ‘silent victim of war’ amid the nation’s 16-month long ongoing conflict with Russia.
Thunberg meant to…
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Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods
A shift from snow to rain due to climate change is making extreme rainfall and flooding more severe in many parts of the world dominated by snow.
“We already know global warming increases total precipitation,” says Mohammed Ombadi at the…
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Climate change: China’s green power surge offers hope on warming
Wind and solar power are booming in China and may help limit global carbon emissions far faster than expected, according to a new study.
Solar panel installations alone are growing at a pace that would increase global capacity by 85% by…
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Express View on climate meet in France: It signals small steps towards improving climate financing…
The increase in the number of extreme weather events in recent years seems to have led to some change in the developed countries’ attitude toward the global climate financing architecture.
But thoughts have rarely matched action. The…
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Study of Earth’s stratosphere reduces uncertainty in future climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth.
Man-made climate change is one of the greatest challenges…
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Climate change can disrupt insect evolution, hurting biodiversity, finds study
All around the world, many groups of animals and plants diverge from each other and take separate paths, before these separate paths eventually result in different evolutionary lineages.
But the delicately balanced and intricate roads of…
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Dr Vanessa Kerry appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health
WHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Vanessa Kerry as the first-ever Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health. Dr Kerry, a renowned global health expert and medical doctor and CEO of Seed Global Health, will…
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Debt pause for vulnerable nations affected by climate change agreed in Paris
In a major step forward, the World Bank has agreed for introduce new Climate Resilient Debt Clause that pauses debt repayment for climate disasters.
The decision was announced at the end of a New Global Finance Pact summit in Paris for…
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