Wed 29 October 2023: Alarming new data, issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday, shows a significant rise in the risk of coastal flooding, Xinhua reported. Over the past two decades, sea level rise has already increased the flood risk for 14 million people in coastal areas. This risk is expected to […]
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Tue 28 October 2023: With the COP28 climate summit set to start on Thursday, African scientists and young people are urging leaders to transition the African continent from relying on fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy. In an open letter to African heads of state and governments released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday, […]
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Mon 27 October 2023: Twenty four people have been killed in lightning strikes in different parts of Gujarat during widespread unseasonal rainfall in the state, an official said Monday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the deaths due to bad weather and lightning in various cities of Gujarat on Sunday and said the local administration […]
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A satellite image of the world’s largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica on November 15, 2023. | European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/Handout/Reuters Sat 25 October 2023: The largest iceberg in the world, which was formerly a part of Antarctica, is drifting away from the continent and has drawn attention from scientists worldwide. In 1986, the […]
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Wed 22 October 2023: National Treasury has announced that South Africa has signed bilateral loan agreements with the World Bank, German state-owned development and investment bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. The concessional financing includes a loan of some $1 billion from the […]
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Tue 21 October 2023: The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C (5.2F) this century, the United Nations has warned. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s annual Emissions Gap report, published on Monday, assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change against […]
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Mon 20 October 2023: A study conducted by the charity Oxfam International has shown a shocking inequality in carbon emissions: five billion people, or the richest 1% of the world’s population, contribute twice as much to carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds. In order to address these discrepancies in the fight against climate change, the […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: The third round of negotiations between representatives of UN member states will begin in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday, to finalise the details of a globally binding agreement to drastically reduce plastic waste. The hope is that a globally binding agreement can be forged, to minimize the harmful effects of […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: Two Indian cities have joined the national capital, New Delhi, on the list of the world’s top 10 most polluted cities, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of light. New Delhi took the top spot, as it often […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: Global fossil fuel production in the next seven years will be more than double the levels pushing the world far beyond the climate goals, including the 1.5 degree Celsius target, set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, said the United Nations and researchers, on Wednesday (Nov 8). The UN Environment Programme’s […]
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