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Floods hit China’s grain belt as storms following Doksuri head northeast

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Food Nature Poverty Water 10:06 am

Rain pelted swathes of China's biggest grain producing province on Friday, submerging farms and worsening floods that have already swamped cities around the country as rescue workers scramble to contain the havoc caused by Typhoon…

California fire scorching precious Joshua trees

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Nature 9:49 am

The largest wildfire in California so far this year has burned precious Joshua trees, a prominent cultural symbol once vital for indigenous people to weave into baskets and sandals and still an important part of…

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell 66% in July

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Pollution 9:33 am

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures showed on Thursday, boosting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's stature on environmental policy ahead of…

UK carbon price plunge raises risk of green levies on exports to EU

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Pollution 9:17 am

Plummeting prices in the UK's carbon market have increased the likelihood that exports of steel will be slapped with additional CO2 levies to access the European Union market, unless London matches EU carbon policies. Industries…

Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Pollution Science Water 10:37 am

A heat dome over the US south-west has translated into extreme heat warnings from coast to coast, which continue to affect more than 110 million people. Temperature records could be broken in as many as…

Admit your failures, climate summit host Al Jaber tells nations: COP 28

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:15 am

Governments must face up to their failures to tackle climate change at the next UN climate summit, the president of COP28 has told governments. The meeting in November should agree to triple renewable energy by…

US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:00 am

The US says it will not "under any circumstances" pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate change-fuelled disasters. Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks at a Congress hearing before flying to China to…

US, China aim to revive climate talks as planet reels under extreme weather

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:38 am

BEIJING, China - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was "imperative that China and the United States make real progress" in the four months before U.N.-sponsored climate talks begin in Dubai, as waves of…

China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Nature Pollution Science 9:19 am

BEIJING, China - A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C…

UAEU launches its COP28 roadmap

23 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 12:48 pm

AL AIN- This United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) today launched its strategic plan of action leading up to the meeting of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on…

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