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Negotiators at a global climate conference signed a $300 billion-a-year deal to finance emissions reduction — that developing nations say falls way short of their expectations.

Global warming on backburner; vexed financing deal sees light at COP29

Global representatives at a climate conference signed a $300 billion-a-year deal to finance emissions reductions — a move developing nations say falls way.

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November 25, 2024
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At least 327 people have died in Bangladesh from January 1 to August 7 due to dengue, with the density of mosquitoes and potential hotspots being the highest in five years.

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Climate change will raise dengue cases burden to alarming levels, WHO reports

HQ Team November 23, 2024: Dengue fever cases have almost doubled each year since 2021. This year saw more than 12.7 million cases in total.

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November 23, 2024
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Extreme heat due to climate change, combined with wildfires and desert dust, is having a pernicious effect on air quality, human health and the environment, a WMO report stated.

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Air pollution linked to increased risk of head and neck cancers

HQ Team November 22, 2024: Air pollution is a human carcinogenic and is associated with lung, breast and gastric cancers. Long-term exposure to.

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November 22, 2024
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More than 30 nations, which combined account for 47% of global methane emissions from organic waste, signed a pact to reduce levels by 2030.

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Pact to cut methane emissions from organic waste signed at COP29

More than 30 nations, which combined account for 47% of global methane emissions from organic waste, signed a pact to reduce levels by.

by HealthQuill
November 19, 2024
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Developing nations demand trillions in climate finance at COP29

HQ team November 14, 2024: The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held.

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November 14, 2024
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Multilateral development banks pledge $120b to climate finance

HQ Team November 13, 2024: At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, multilateral development banks (MBDs) announced a commitment to $120 billion in climate financing.

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November 13, 2024
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to finance climate change.

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Tax fossil fuel extraction, aviation, shipping: UN chief says at COP29

UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to.