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COP26: UN chief Guterres says global warming target on life support

Fri, 2021-11-12 04:42
Antonio Guterres tells the Associated Press that COP26 will probably not achieve what's needed.
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COP26: US-China climate agreement and fossil fuel spending

Thu, 2021-11-11 18:11
Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Thursday.
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COP26: Cautious welcome for unexpected US-China climate agreement

Thu, 2021-11-11 14:26
The world's two biggest CO2 emitters pledge to boost climate co-operation in an unexpected declaration.
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Climate change: Iran says lift sanctions and we'll ratify Paris agreement

Thu, 2021-11-11 12:13
The world's eighth largest emitter says it will ratify the Paris climate pact if restrictions are lifted.
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Coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change

Thu, 2021-11-11 11:59
Re-flooding coastal wetlands could provide an opportunity to 'use sea level' rise to fight climate change
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The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods

Thu, 2021-11-11 10:53
Yu Kongjian's sponge city, based on ancient Chinese wisdom, seeks to change how we deal with floods.
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COP26: How much is spent supporting fossil fuels and green energy?

Thu, 2021-11-11 10:38
Despite green energy investment promises, many governments still financially back the fossil fuel industry.
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COP26: Climate activists on what change means for them

Thu, 2021-11-11 10:34
Climate activists from the Philippines, the UK and Argentina take questions on climate change.
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COP26: China and US agree to boost climate co-operation

Thu, 2021-11-11 10:30
The world's two biggest CO2 emitters pledge to co-operate in an announcement at the COP26 summit.
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Horse trading set to begin over agreement at COP26

Wed, 2021-11-10 22:30
The release of a draft text for the COP26 agreement signals the start of serious negotiations.
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COP26: Draft deal calls for stronger carbon cutting targets by end of 2022

Wed, 2021-11-10 21:53
The document says vulnerable nations must get more help to cope with the deadly impacts of global warming.
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Nasa's Moon return pushed back to 2025

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:55
The first Nasa mission to return to the surface of the Moon has been delayed by one year to 2025.
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River Thames: Sharks and seahorses found living in waterway

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:47
A report highlights changes since the river was declared "biologically dead" in 1957.
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COP26: PM’s summit plea and axing trees to save water

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:22
Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Wednesday.
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COP26: PM calls on nations to pull out the stops as he returns to summit

Wed, 2021-11-10 14:01
Boris Johnson is urging nations to secure action to limit global warming in the summit's last days.
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Cape Town's Day Zero: 'We are axing trees to save water'

Wed, 2021-11-10 10:33
Cape Town, on South Africa's coast, was the first global city to come close to running out of water.
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Ocean's climate change 'buffer' role under threat

Wed, 2021-11-10 03:16
Rising ocean temperatures are having 'worrying' impacts on the deep ocean's ability to lock away our carbon emissions.
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How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe?

Wed, 2021-11-10 02:25
Nuclear power is being promoted as a source of 'clean' energy, but is it safe?
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COP26: World on track for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report

Wed, 2021-11-10 00:01
New analysis of pledges at COP26 suggest no government is doing enough to limit temperature rise.
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COP26: Focus on gender as giant puppet takes centre stage

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:44
Five things you need to know about COP26 - the United Nations climate change conference - on Tuesday.
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