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Climate Change
UN chief: Targeting methane is a climate battle ‘we can win’
Amid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such super-pollutants as methane, which emits one third of…
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Climate Change
Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more…
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Americas
Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems
As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks and buckling roads amid a crushing heatwave, a UN…
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Climate Change
Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children
Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly…
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Climate Change
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments
The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that…
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Climate Change
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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Climate Change
UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates
All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences…
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Peace and Security
Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East is exposing a central vulnerability in the global economy: the dependence on fossil…
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