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COP28: Head of UN talks hits back at climate denial claims
The head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says "everything" he is doing is centred on science.
4 December 2023, 1:38pm
How scientists are fighting climate-fuelled disease
As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ‘profound effect' on health.
3 December 2023, 12:12am
Climate change: The young activists changing the sceptics' minds
Engaging with climate sceptics can be a challenge - but some people are trying to change their minds.
2 December 2023, 12:48am
COP28 president denies using summit for oil deals
A BBC report said the UAE planned to use its role as host of UN climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.
29 November 2023, 3:38pm
Climate summit in an oil state: can COP28 change anything?
The big issues facing global leaders gathering for the world's most important climate summit.
29 November 2023, 5:32pm
What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important?
The latest climate change summit follows a year of weather extremes and broken temperature records.
30 November 2023, 3:31pm
Poor countries win fight for climate cash at COP28
COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber pulled off an unexpected victory securing long-awaited climate disaster help.
30 November 2023, 5:40pm
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
The UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, is breaking its own ban on gas flaring, the BBC finds.
28 November 2023, 2:14pm
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The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records - The Guardian
The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records The Guardian
20 November 2024, 5:00am
The push for climate taxes gets real in Baku - Financial Times
The push for climate taxes gets real in Baku Financial Times
20 November 2024, 4:41pm
COP29: How is the world doing on tackling climate change? - BBC
COP29: How is the world doing on tackling climate change? BBC
19 November 2024, 12:52am
COP29: The selfish case for climate finance - Financial Times
Video: See dramatic effects of climate change as sand dunes appear in Amazon rainforest - CNN
Video: See dramatic effects of climate change as sand dunes appear in Amazon rainforest CNN
17 November 2024, 10:41pm
Britain soars to third in climate change action league table - The Times
Britain soars to third in climate change action league table The Times
20 November 2024, 2:30pm
Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change - New Scientist
Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change New Scientist
20 November 2024, 6:02pm
COP29 climate finance talks must have a strong adaptation focus - Climate Home News
COP29 climate finance talks must have a strong adaptation focus Climate Home News
20 November 2024, 12:49pm
The 1.5C Climate Goal Is Dead. Why Is COP29 Still Talking About It? - Bloomberg
The 1.5C Climate Goal Is Dead. Why Is COP29 Still Talking About It? Bloomberg
18 November 2024, 2:00am
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world Carbon Brief
18 November 2024, 12:00am
Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight - UN News
Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight UN News
20 November 2024, 5:22pm
Climate change charts a dangerous course for the world's largest fish - Conservation International
Climate change charts a dangerous course for the world's largest fish Conservation International
20 November 2024, 4:39pm
Cop29: The trillion-dollar question that has left climate summit at an impasse - The Independent
Cop29: The trillion-dollar question that has left climate summit at an impasse The Independent
20 November 2024, 11:54am
Young climate advocates against carbon markets at COP29 - Mongabay.com
Young climate advocates against carbon markets at COP29 Mongabay.com
20 November 2024, 5:27pm
‘My legs were getting smashed in. My face was burning’ – This is climate breakdown - The Guardian
‘My legs were getting smashed in. My face was burning’ – This is climate breakdown The Guardian
20 November 2024, 4:14pm
COP29: How is the world doing on tackling climate change? - BBC.com
COP29: How is the world doing on tackling climate change? BBC.com
19 November 2024, 12:55am
Australia and Turkey in standoff to be host of crucial 2026 climate talks - The Guardian
Australia and Turkey in standoff to be host of crucial 2026 climate talks The Guardian
20 November 2024, 6:54pm
BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses - The Guardian
BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses The Guardian
20 November 2024, 3:02pm
‘I’m imagining what my mother went through in her last seconds’ – This is climate breakdown - The Guardian
‘I’m imagining what my mother went through in her last seconds’ – This is climate breakdown The Guardian
19 November 2024, 2:29pm
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal - The Guardian
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal The Guardian
18 November 2024, 6:52am
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Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight
As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are eagerly awaiting updates on the progress of negotiations regarding a new climate finance target. Meanwhile, high-level discussions also continued, with a focus on key issues such as urbanization, transport, and tourism.
20 November 2024, 12:00pm
New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation
As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for reliable and accurate information on the impact of the environmental crisis is more crucial than ever.
19 November 2024, 12:00pm
‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres
In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing to meet global challenges.
19 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all sources.’
19 November 2024, 12:00pm
‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy transition.
18 November 2024, 12:00pm
Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges
The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
17 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key
Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging to use digital technologies to accelerate climate action while reducing the carbon and pollution footprints of tech manufacturing and tackling the growing problem of e-waste.
16 November 2024, 12:00pm
Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?
The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a year that broke multiple extreme heat records and saw widespread climate-driven chaos – from wildfires to destructive floods and hurricanes – hit nearly every corner of the world. A major increase in financial commitments to assist vulnerable countries in mitigating and adapting to climate impacts is the main goal of this year’s conference, which has been dubbed the “climate finance COP.”
16 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to have any chance of controlling global warming.
15 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action
As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young climate advocates at COP29, who told him they are frustrated by the lack of political action on the crisis.
14 November 2024, 12:00pm
UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change
UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to mobilise the world’s forcibly displaced to join the fight against global warming.
14 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero
Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the crucial role that cities, regions, businesses and financial institutions must play in driving the worldwide effort towards reaching net-zero emissions by mid-century.
14 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without triggering a “stampede of greed” that exploits local communities and crushes the poor.
13 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate change.
12 November 2024, 12:00pm
‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take immediate steps to cut emissions, safeguard people from climate chaos, and “tear down the walls to climate finance” in response to the “masterclass in climate destruction” that the world has witnessed in 2024.
12 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’
Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in Baku that setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial for the well-being of all nations, including the wealthiest and most powerful.
11 November 2024, 12:00pm
COP29: Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme weather events accelerating and intensifying across the world. With the cost of inaction clearer than ever, financing for clean alternatives to the fossil fuels which are driving climate change will be top of the agenda at this year’s UN climate conference, COP29.
8 November 2024, 12:00pm
Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit
Come hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned Thursday, starting with a commitment to boost adaptation financing at the upcoming COP29 summit.
7 November 2024, 12:00pm
