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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.

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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.

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Record decline in global carbon sinks in 2023; may upset climate models

HQ Team October 16, 2024: A new research  on the depleting carbon sinks on our planet has thrown up some crucial questions on.

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Top global banks pump in about $7 trillion into fossil fuel companies

HQ Team May 14, 2024: The world’s top sixty private banks have financed 4,200 fossil fuel companies through lending and underwriting to the.

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Global stroke deaths may be linked to climate change: Study reports

HQ Team April 12, 2024: Global temperatures associated with climate change may result in strokes leading to death and disability, a study found..

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57 companies responsible for 80% of recent world carbon emissions, says report

HQ Team April 10, 2024: A report released by the international non-profit InfluenceMap reveals that just 57 companies are responsible for 80 percent of the.

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‘Transitioning away’ from fossil fuels is new COP28 climate change buzzword

HQ Team December 13, 2023: The UN climate conference has called for a “transitioning away” from fossil fuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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COP28 new draft fails to mention fossil fuel phase out in text 

HQ Team December 11, 2023: Even as the UN chief called for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering climate justice, a draft COP28.

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Get off rickety tracks, deliver a ‘bullet train’ on climate action: UN

HQ Team December 6, 2023: The ongoing annual UN climate conference in Dubai, COP28, must deliver a bullet train to speed up climate.

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‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell,’ says UN chief Guterres

HQ Team September 21, 2023: An emergence of virulent diseases due to rising temperatures, a mass exodus of people fleeing wildfires and distressing.

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