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Rich nations pledge €8.8 billion to UN global climate fund

The issue of financial support to poorer nations will play a major role during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP28.

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'Gobsmackingly bananas': Scientists react to September heat record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service said the global average temperature for September broke records by such an absurd margin that climate experts are struggling to describe the phenomenon.

Business

Spain hit hard by rising price of olive oil

Drought and extreme heatwaves have halved Spanish olive oil production. The price at origin has increased by 112 per cent since last year.

Climate

In data: The European countries that take the most private jet flights

A private jet flew every six minutes from one European country in 2022.

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Climate

Climate change and El Niño behind unpayable global food prices

Climate change, El Niño and Russia’s war have sent food prices soaring as countries limit exports.

Climate

Antarctic sea ice melting hits ‘extreme’ record, scientists warn

Emissions cuts are urgently needed, as Antarctic winter sea ice drops 1 million square kilometres below its previous record.

Climate

Climate crisis: Are the sustainable development goals fit for purpose?

Is sustainable development an oxymoron? Eight years on from the launch of the SDGs, little progress has been made.

Climate

UN kicks off ‘no nonsense’ climate summit without biggest polluters

Crediting ‘fighters and trailblazers’, the UN climate summit is giving the floor to the world’s most ambitious governments.

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Culture Re-View: When Greta Thunberg led the biggest climate protest

20 September 2019: A 16-year-old Greta Thunberg leads the biggest climate protest in history.

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UN chief says not all leaders are ‘feeling the heat’ of climate change

Secretary general Antonio Guterres said that the world's response to climate change is falling abysmally short.

Eco-Innovation

Will floating farms keep the Dutch fed as sea levels rise?

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most innovative countries on tackling rising waters.

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Watch: Russian emergency teams join aid groups in flood-ravaged Derna

The Libyan Red Crescent says that more than 10,000 people are still missing. Emergency workers are continuing their efforts to find survivors and recover bodies.

World News

Libya floods: Collective grief morphs into a rallying cry for unity

For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division.

Green News

What is the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit and what can we expect?

This ‘critical political milestone’ hopes to demonstrate a global will for more ambitious climate action.

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Libya: Aid groups warn against burying flood victims in mass graves

The WHO has urged authorities in Derna to stop burying flood victims in mass graves, highlighting the potential health risks if located near water and the distress it could cause families.

World News

Climate change protests in Vienna and The Hague

A weekend of climate protests is planned in 54 countries around the world.

Climate

In photos: September brings deadly flooding around the world

There have been deadly storms in almost as many days in September so far, as climate scientists warn that “nowhere is immune”.

Climate

Small island states take on big polluters in landmark climate case

‘We cannot remain silent’: Small island states are using the law of the sea to demand climate action in a world-first case.

Climate

In data: How much has Europe warmed up over the past 40 years?

Europe is warming almost twice as fast as the global average, at about 2.2C above pre-industrial times.

Green News

‘Knife edge’: Campaigners urge G20 to act on climate

The G20 summit opens in Delhi tomorrow. What does it mean for the climate?