‘Kids Are At The Heart Of Climate Action’: UN
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides …
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Canadian mayors are calling its federal leaders for climate-related actions
Toronto/CMEDIA: In a letter written reportedly to Canada’s five main federal party leaders, Municipal politicians across Canada have called for climate-related actions which they say would improve the country’s resilience to environmental calamities. …
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What to expect from next week’s UN climate conference dubbed the ‘finance COP’
Nations will meet next week to hammer out agreements on climate action at the 29th UN climate change conference, COP 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dr. Simon Donner, professor in …
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‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action, says researcher
With the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement and plummeting support for the Liberals, Canada’s climate policy mix is becoming increasingly unstable with the future of everything from investment tax credits …
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Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action
#Climate, #ClimateAction The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate change, the results of a landmark public opinion poll …
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Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says UN chief Guterres
#AntonioGuterres, # UN, # ClimateChange, #ClimateAction The UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability and respect for human rights throughout the entire process of sourcing and using critical …
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Why extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change
Extreme Weather Events. Image credit unsplash/NOAA #ExtremeWeatherEvents; #WorldWeatherAttributionGroup; #ClimateAction Record-breaking heatwaves are sweeping across the northern hemisphere, affecting large parts of southern Europe, the US and China. On July 24, Sicily …
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As polluted Ichamati river flows through India-Bangladesh transboundary, climate activits talk action
Kolkata/IBNS: Enamoured by its beauty, even Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem, had expressed a desire to turn into the Ichamati River if he ever acquired the magical …
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Observation of International Mother Earth Day
New York: Ahead of International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April, NASA’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Katherine Calvin, shared her terrestrial and intergalactic experiences with UN News and how viewing the Earth from …
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‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate on Tuesday to …
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