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Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade
Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) warming threshold this decade, according to research published on Thursday that scientists said should raise alarms at this year's COP28…
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Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference
Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference ROME: Pope Francis said Wednesday that he will travel to Dubai in early December for the COP28 conference of climate change, a global challenge that he had deeply…
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COP-28 President calls for tripling global renewable power capacity by 2030
As countries around the world prepare for COP28, the COP28 Presidency along with two global renewable energy organizations on Monday (Oct. 30) released a report urging governments to triple renewable power by 2030.
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“Stop The Madness” Of Climate Change: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday to "stop the madness" of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact of the phenomenon.
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COP28 faces debate over controversy-mired carbon credits
Controversial credits bought by corporations to offset their carbon emissions will be in the spotlight at UN climate talks next month.
These credits allow them to label everything from shampoo to air travel as "carbon neutral".
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Climate change-induced surge in humidity fuels discomfort, drives power demand in Delhi: CSE report
Shifts in the rainfall pattern due to climate change have led to a rise in Delhi's relative humidity, increasing discomfort even though there has been no significant change in the city's ambient temperatures since 2011, according to a new…
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India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28 – govt sources
India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP 28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world's most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters.
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How climate change is affecting the seasons
Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing colour.
The delayed onset of autumn in 2023 is not a one off. It’s actually part…
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Failure to agree on Loss and Damage facility could risk progress at COP28
The fourth meeting of the Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage Fund ended without a clear consensus on operationalising the fund last week, exposing a deep trust deficit among rich and emerging economies over historic responsibility,…
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Record-breaking weather in 2023 shows impact of climate change
This year broke records in all the wrong ways. That’s the chilling conclusion of a special report on climate change published today in the journal Bioscience.
“Life on planet Earth is under siege,” said William Ripple, a distinguished…
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