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Climate change: US and China take ‘small but important steps’

21 November, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Pollution Poverty Science 10:01 am

The US and China have agreed on measures to tackle climate change but stopped short of committing to end fossil fuels, a joint statement said. The world's biggest carbon emitters will step up co-operation on…

‘I lost hope in farming’: Extreme weather devastates South Korean watermelon farmer

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Food Nature Pollution Poverty Water 10:24 am

Kwon Gye-soon has been farming for more than a quarter of a century but she is not hopeful she can get back on her feet this time after climate change-driven flooding in July devastated her…

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…

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…

Drought-depleted hydropower drives China to turn to coal

19 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Pollution 7:20 am

LONDON - China has leant hard on coal-fired power plants as well as wind and solar generators to make up for a shortfall in hydroelectric generation as a result of low rainfall across the south…

Late push for coal subsidies upsets EU deal on energy reforms

19 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Pollution 7:06 am

LUXEMBOURG - Climate Change - A late proposal to extend subsidies for coal plants has upset European Union countries' plans to on Monday approve a reform of the bloc's power market, which was designed to…

Mexico swelters as ‘atypical’ heat wave grips nation

16 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty 9:19 am

MEXICO CITY / MONTERREY, Mexico - Climate Change - Earth Rally - Mexican authorities urged people across the country to take safety precautions on Thursday as an unusual late Spring heat wave sent temperatures soaring,…

Fossil fuel company net zero plans ‘largely meaningless,’ report says

12 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Nature Pollution Poverty Science 9:40 am

LONDON - The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them "largely meaningless", a report showed on Monday.…

India says plants using imported coal to operate at full capacity till September

12 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution Poverty 9:26 am

NEW DELHI - India on Monday said power plants operating on imported coal would have to run at full capacity till the end of September, extending an earlier timeline by over three months, according to…

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