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“Contribution Unequal, Reponsibility Must Be Too”: India At Landmark Climate Change…
India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing.
At the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises…
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Polar Bears in Alaska Face Rising Pathogen Threats Due to Climate Change
Polar bears in Alaska are encountering a growing number of pathogens due to warming climates, as revealed in a study published in PLOS ONE on October 23.
The research indicated that pathogens previously unable to survive in Arctic…
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Explained: What Are Bomb Cyclones And How Do They Form?
A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy snowfall, flooding and frigid temperatures.…
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Spain Introduces 4-Day Paid Climate Leave For Workers After Deadly Floods
A month after floods killed at least 224 people, Spain has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days in a bid to allow workers to stay home during weather emergencies.
According to The Guardian, the policy comes after several…
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
A recent study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has identified regions globally experiencing extreme heatwaves surpassing climate model predictions.
These anomalies, spanning every continent except Antarctica,…
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COP29 raises climate finance to $300 billion a year, India says ‘optical illusion’
After a complex negotiation at the climate finance in Baku during COP 29, countries adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with the impacts of climate change.
However, developing countries…
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All Countries Reject Climate Finance Draft Leaving COP29 In Crisis
A draft text released early Thursday on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country signatory to the UN climate convention.
The COP29 presidency, however, said the draft was far from final…
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India Drops 2 Places, Still Among Top 10 Climate Performers: Report
India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat.
Climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to a year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report…
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Australia, Turkiye in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff
Australia and Turkiye are in a standoff over which country is better suited to host United Nations climate change talks in 2026, with neither willing to give up on their bid.
Both countries have been in the running since 2022, but matters…
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G20 leaders to grapple with climate, taxes, Trump comeback
G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that could yet be upended by Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House.
US President Joe Biden will…
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