Climate Change
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AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding…
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From the Field: In crisis-hit Middle East, renewables power daily life
Across the Middle East, countries facing severe energy access challenges are turning to renewables to power essential infrastructure, from hospitals…
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Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Thursday for greater protection for environmental and land defenders, noting…
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World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global action
In the wood-panelled rooms of New York’s storied Explorers Club, where portraits of pioneering adventurers line the walls, diplomats, scientists…
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El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO
The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning…
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Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency
The world is heading into another period of dangerous heat, a new UN report warns on Thursday, and it’s nearly…
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General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling
A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according…
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Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts
Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent…
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Storm, displacement and hidden wartime explosives deepen emergency in Solomon Islands
More than 150,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Maila, the latest storm in the Pacific area, which continues…
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‘Every Bird Counts’: How city residents can help protect migratory birds
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and…
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