Tag: Climate Crisis
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How are Green politics faring as the climate crisis worsens? | Climate Crisis
Greens fared badly in European elections this year. It’s been a year of mixed fortunes for Green politicians. In the United States, Jill Stein could be a deciding factor in the presidential race. Yet, the Greens fared badly in European elections this year. So as the climate crisis worsens, are Greens winning or losing influence…
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Current climate pledges by nations ‘miles short’ of 2030 goal, UN body says | Climate Crisis News
The world’s current climate pledges would only cut emissions by 2.6 percent by 2030, says the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions fall significantly short of those needed to limit catastrophic global warming, says the United Nations before climate change negotiations next month. The “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs)…
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World ‘paying terrible price’ for climate inaction, UN’s Guterres warns | Climate News
Current policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, new report finds ahead of COP29 summit. People around the world are “paying a terrible price” for inaction on global warming, with time running out to correct the course and avoid climate disaster,…
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Deadly Heat | Climate Crisis
Fault Lines examines the danger of extreme heat in Florida for workers while politicians roll back protections. As temperatures rise around the globe, working outdoors is becoming more dangerous. In the United States, the watchdog group Public Citizen says up to 2,000 workers are dying every year. In September 2023, Salvador Garcia Espitia travelled to…
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Global warming worsening deadly flooding in Africa, warn scientists | Climate Crisis News
Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate change, caused by the use of fossil fuels, had made…
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Southeast Asia deepening dependence on fossil fuels, think tank warns | Environment
ASEAN’s 10 members met the entirety of region’s rise in electricity demand last year through fossil fuels, report says. Southeast Asia is at risk of deepening its dependence on fossil fuels as it tries to meet surging demand for electricity, an environmental think tank has warned. The 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Asian…
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Nearly 200 countries gather at COP16 to discuss meeting 2022 treaty pledges | Environment News
Environmental leaders from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Colombia to assess historic commitments to halt and reverse the loss of nature. The two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) starting on Monday is a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed an ambitious global treaty, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to protect…
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Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News
Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this month by the United Kingdom Environment Agency and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. According to the report by the two government agencies, a massive 90 percent of wild…
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COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News
Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more than 100,000 cases of mpox and at least 200 deaths have been confirmed globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with the WHO declaring it a…
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Biden surveys Hurricane Milton destruction in Florida, pledges support | Joe Biden News
United States President Joe Biden has promised to provide continued support to Florida communities affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as he surveyed storm-related destruction in the southeastern US state. During a news conference on Sunday, Biden said people had “lost family members [and] lost all their personal belongings” after the storms pummelled Florida over…