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UN backs stronger climate action despite US push to block resolution
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to back stronger global action against climate change, despite recent efforts by the United States to halt the measure.
The 193-member body approved a nonbinding resolution…
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UN climate ‘lifeline’ resolution faces growing pressure amid global divisions
The United Nations General Assembly is set to consider a resolution on Wednesday aimed at reinforcing countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, in a move supporters describe as a major step toward translating international legal…
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Scientists say worst climate scenario is becoming less likely, but hopes for the best outcome are…
Scientists are reshaping how they think about the planet’s climate future, abandoning both their most optimistic and most catastrophic warming projections as increasingly unrealistic. The shift reflects a mixed reality in the global fight…
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Donald Trump attacks UN climate projections, but scientists say outdated worst-case scenario does…
Donald Trump recently criticised long-term climate projections produced by UN-linked scientists, arguing that revised scientific assessments showed earlier global warming predictions had been overstated. However, climate researchers say the…
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UN General Assembly set to debate resolution on countries’ climate change obligations
The UN General Assembly is set to consider a draft resolution on Wednesday reaffirming countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, though the long-awaited initiative has been diluted following pressure from major greenhouse gas…
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Scientists find climate change is steadily reducing oxygen levels in rivers worldwide
Global warming is steadily draining oxygen from rivers around the world, threatening fish populations and aquatic ecosystems, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
Researchers in China used satellite…
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South Asia’s brutal 2026 heatwave was made far more likely by climate change, scientists say
From mid-April into May 2026, vast parts of India and Pakistan endured a punishing heatwave that pushed temperatures above 46°C in several cities, exposed hundreds of millions to dangerous conditions, and strained power grids, healthcare…
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United Nations members prepare for crucial vote on landmark International Court of Justice climate…
The United Nations faces a major test of its commitment to climate justice next week as member states prepare to vote on a landmark resolution backing a historic climate opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The…
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Is Climate Change fuelling wars and conflicts across nations? Science says yes
A new study by researchers at Rice University has found that large-scale climate patterns such as El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may significantly increase the risk of armed conflicts and civil wars in vulnerable regions around…
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Join Food Tank at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey this November
Food Tank will take part in the upcoming COP31 in Antalya from November 9 to 20, with a series of events aimed at pushing food and agriculture higher on the global climate agenda.
The organisation said it will use its presence at the U.N.…
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