COP26: UN chief Guterres says global warming target on life support
UN chief Antonio Guterres has told the Associated Press news agency that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is on “life support”. He said the COP26 summit would…
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Climate change: Pledge of $100bn annual aid slips to 2023
A key pledge ahead of an upcoming climate change conference has still not been met and the money is not sure to be available before 2023. The UK government has…
Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’
National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to…
U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks
Congressional Democrats and the White House scrambled on Wednesday to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change as part of President Joe Biden’s centerpiece spending legislation ahead of coming…
Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets?
The UK has committed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Net zero is the point at which the country is taking as much of these climate-changing…
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Climate change: Young people very worried – survey
A new global survey illustrates the depth of anxiety many young people are feeling about climate change. Nearly 60% of young people approached said they felt very worried or extremely…
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Climate change: Arctic warming linked to colder winters
A new study shows that increases in extreme winter weather in parts of the US are linked to accelerated warming of the Arctic. The scientists found that heating in the…
Climate change: Europe’s 2020 heat reached ‘troubling’ level
Last year was the warmest on record across Europe, breaking the previous high mark by a considerable distance, say scientists. Temperatures across the region were more than 1.9C above the…
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Climate change : Low-income countries ‘can’t keep up’ with impacts
Low-income countries are struggling to protect themselves against climate change, officials and experts have told the BBC. Organisations representing 90 countries say that their plans to prevent damage have already…
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Climate change : At-risk nations fear extinction after IPCC report
Nations vulnerable to climate change have warned they are on the “edge of extinction” if action is not taken. The warning by a group of developing countries comes after a landmark…