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WMO: Global Temperature Headed for ‘Uncharted Territory’

May 17, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on WMO: Global Temperature Headed for ‘Uncharted Territory’

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17, 2023 (ENS) – Fueled by high levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, global temperatures are likely to surge to record [...]

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IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

March 20, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb

INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 (ENS) – Global temperatures have already risen to 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels after more than a century of burning fossil fuels, as well [...]

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Davos 2023 a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Climate Accountability

January 22, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Davos 2023 a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Climate Accountability

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 22, 2023 (ENS) – On Friday, the final day of panels at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other climate [...]

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U.S. Agencies to Assess Climate Impact of Federal Projects

January 9, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Agencies to Assess Climate Impact of Federal Projects

WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2023 (ENS) – In a new climate change guidance, the Biden Administration asks federal agencies to account for greenhouse gas emissions as they review proposals for [...]

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COP27: Rich to Fund Climate Loss/Damage for Poorer Countries

November 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on COP27: Rich to Fund Climate Loss/Damage for Poorer Countries

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 20, 2022 (ENS) – The UN Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today in Egypt with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable [...]

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COP27 Spills Into Overtime Amid Human Rights Protests

November 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on COP27 Spills Into Overtime Amid Human Rights Protests

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 18, 2022 (ENS) – Climate activists and members of civil society have been intimidated, harassed and kept under surveillance during the United Nations COP27 climate summit [...]

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COP27: Humanity ‘On the Highway to Climate Hell’

November 7, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on COP27: Humanity ‘On the Highway to Climate Hell’

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 7, 2022 (ENS) – “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the High-Level [...]

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Climate Activists Stage Sit-Ins, Glue-Ins Ahead of COP27

November 5, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Activists Stage Sit-Ins, Glue-Ins Ahead of COP27

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 5, 2022 (ENS) – People who care about global warming are focusing in on the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the United Nations’ [...]

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Caution! Climate Work in Progress

October 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Caution! Climate Work in Progress

BONN, Germany, October 27, 2022 (ENS) – Countries’ climate promises fall far short of avoiding catastrophic global warming, the United Nations’ climate agency warned Wednesday in a new analysis ahead [...]

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New U.S. Gov Portal Shows Climate Stressors in Real Time

September 10, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on New U.S. Gov Portal Shows Climate Stressors in Real Time

WASHINGTON, DC, September 9, 2022 (ENS) – Where’s the fire? Where’s the flood? For the first time, an online live climate impact dashboard is allowing people to see extreme weather, [...]

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Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

August 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Climate, Clean Energy Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2022 (ENS) – As President Joe Biden signed the $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act into law at the White House on Tuesday, he showcased what motivates [...]

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Largest U.S. City Prepares for Climate-Driven Flooding Rains

July 8, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Largest U.S. City Prepares for Climate-Driven Flooding Rains

NEW YORK, New York, July 8, 2022 (ENS) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and staff Thursday released the Rainfall Ready NYC action plan – a plan to prepare [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Undercuts EPA Right to Curb Climate Gases

June 30, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Undercuts EPA Right to Curb Climate Gases

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2022 (ENS) – A majority of U.S. Supreme Court Justices voted today to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit and reduce carbon dioxide emissions [...]

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Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel

April 17, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Humanity Can Halve Climate Emissions by 2030: UN Panel

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 17, 2022 (ENS) – In a rare encouraging climate report, the UN’s scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, has recognized “increasing evidence of climate action” and [...]

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New UN Climate Change Report “An Atlas of Human Suffering”

March 1, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on New UN Climate Change Report “An Atlas of Human Suffering”

BERLIN, Germany, March 1, 2022 (ENS) – “Today’s IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership,” declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after [...]

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Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

February 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, February 27, 2022 (ENS) – Cyclone Batsirai smashed into the east coast of Madagascar on February 5, destroying many buildings and disrupting power and communication services to the [...]

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WMO: Climate Disasters to Increase Until at Least the 2060s

February 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on WMO: Climate Disasters to Increase Until at Least the 2060s

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2022 (ENS) – The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide,” the head of the UN weather agency told the opening session [...]

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Climate Change Forces Rapid Melt of Earth’s Highest Glacier

February 7, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Change Forces Rapid Melt of Earth’s Highest Glacier

WASHINGTON, DC, February 6, 2022 (ENS) – The highest glacier on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, “may already be a relic from an older, colder, time,” says the scientist [...]

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Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

January 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Australia Links Increasing Megafires to Climate Change

CANBERRA, Australia, January 6, 2022 (ENS) – Climate change has driven a measurable increase in Australia’s forest fire activity over the last 30 years, finds new research conducted by Australia’s [...]

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Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

December 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Defines Fair, Inclusive Shift to Climate Neutrality

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 14, 2021 (ENS) – Today, the European Commission issued policy guidance for a “fair and inclusive transition towards climate neutrality” to complement the package on delivering the [...]

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