Climate Change

World’s largest carbon market faces revamp under draft EU plan

The world's biggest carbon trading market faces a major overhaul under European Union climate change plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster this decade, a draft seen by Reuters shows.…

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Greece to spend 5 bln euros to phase out coal by 2028

Greece will spend 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) to offset the impact of ditching coal in power generation by 2028 and cutting carbon emissions in line with European Union climate…

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Bank of England tells insurers to step up climate change preparations

How much capital insurers and other financial firms must hold could be directly linked to their readiness to cope with risks from climate change, a senior Bank of England official…

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Greta Thunberg says Venice documentary shows her real self

A documentary following Greta Thunberg and her journey from Swedish schoolgirl to global climate activist accurately portrays her as a “shy nerd”, the teenager said as the film premiered at…

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Climate activists glue themselves to street outside British parliament

Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group glued themselves to street entrances at the British parliament on Thursday, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. The activists said the government…

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Companies worldwide experience lower productivity due effects of rising temperatures as a result of climate change

An associate professor at Greece’s University of Thessaly says that companies worldwide have begun to respond to the effects of rising heat, as a result of climate change, on the…

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CiNext – The climate after the pandemic

By Tonio Galea Kofi Annan, the former U.N. Secretary General, once referred to certain global issues like climate change, terrorism and disease as ‘problems without passports’ that ignore man-made…

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Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s

Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s, according to what is described as the first study to look at…

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Greta Thunberg criticises the way world leaders behaved after her UN climate change speech in September

Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good". The 17-year-old environmental campaigner criticised the behaviour of high-ranking figures…

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Record high temperatures…in Siberia

Russia recorded an all-time heat record in the least place one would probably expect to find a heatwave: that's above the Artcic Circle in Siberia, as the region continues to…

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Greta Thunberg says the world needs to treat climate change with similar urgency of coronavirus

Greta Thunberg says the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency, which means acting “with necessary force”. In an interview with the…

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May confirmed as warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high despite COVID economic slowdown

Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new high despite the economic slowdown from COVID-19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on…

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U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year, officials said on Thursday. This…

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Photo Story: Greenpeace protest on Amsterdam airport runway

Activists belonging to the environmental organization Greenpeace hold up a placard reading in English: 'Back to Normal = Back to Climate Crisis' while others ride bicycles waving Greenpeace flags on…

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Mayors of leading cities say no return to “business as usual”

Mayors in many of the world’s leading cities have warned there can be no return to “business as usual” in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis if humanity is to…

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UN climate report warns “time is fast running out” to avert the worst impacts of climate change

The United Nations' weather and climate agency is out with its annual State of the Climate report, and it says "the tell-tale physical signs of climate change" are everywhere. The…

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Climate change could wipe out half of the world’s sandy shorelines

Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of this century as a result of climate change-induced coastal erosion and rising seas, according to a study published Monday…

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Diplomatique.Expert Insights – The Geopolitics of climate change

This article by Matthew Bugeja appeared first on Diplomatique.Expert (Edition 23) and is compiled by CiConsulta for Corporate Dispatch When the Paris Climate Agreement was announced in 2016, many sighed in relief.…

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No single country is providing children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: UN report

The future of every single child in the world is at risk as nations across the world fail to curb the effects of climate change and provide a clean and…

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Greta Thunberg to star in own TV series

Teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg is to get her own TV series exploring issues surrounding climate change. The series, which will be produced by the BBC Studio's science unit, is…

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Antarctica records hottest temperature ever – 18.3/18.4 degrees Celsius

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Antartica was measured on Thursday at a remote station on the continent's Northern tip, scientists said. At one moment the temperature was nearly 65…

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Canadian research finds climate change could lead to extinction of bumblebees

Bumblebees are disappearing at rates "consistent with a mass extinction" thanks largely to climate change, according to a new study in Canada. Researchers at the University of Ottawa say they…

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Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram she has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded in 2018, which has gone…

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Warning world is “rapidly approaching” a dangerous level of warming

The current record for the hottest year is likely to be broken again within the next five years, the British Met Office said. As it stands, the hottest year on…

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The climate change may bring changes in wine production

The climate crisis may bring a shortage of many popular wines, according to scientists quoted by The Guardian. The report says that researchers looked at the land suitable for 11 popular…

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Thunberg responds to Trump at World Economic Forum

President Donald Trump used his speech during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday to boast about the success registered in the U.S. economy and urge corporate giants and…

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Sir David Attenborough warns of climate ‘crisis moment’

"The moment of crisis has come" in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned. According to the renowned naturalist and broadcaster, "we have been putting things off…

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Climate change named as biggest global threat

A new report by the World Economic Forum says global risk perceptions are shifting. While in previous years economic problems were deemed the biggest threats to mankind, fears of a…

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World’s oceans are warmer than ever

The world's oceans are warmer than ever — and they are getting warmer faster, according to a new report. In a development that provides yet further evidence of global warming, the…

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Germans most worried about refugees, climate change

Asylum policy and climate change are the top concerns for Germans, according to the DeutschlandTrend poll published on Thursday. Nearly a third of all respondents said immigration was the most…

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Photo Story: Fears of climate change may go a long way back

A father and a son look at the Viking-era Rok runestone near the Lake Vattern and the town of Odeshog, Ostergotland, Sweden. The Rokstone, dated to the 9th century, is…

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We are living in dangerous times – UN Secretary General

The New Year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times”, said the UN chief, noting that turbulence is only escalating. Even nuclear non-proliferation can…

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Photo Story: Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday attending Fridays For Future climate strike in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday by attending the weekly 'Fridays For Future' climate strike outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 03 January 2020. …

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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, Brexit, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis amongst the 10 events which shaped Europe in the past decade

Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, Brexit, the Paris Climate Change agreement, Russia's annexation of Crimea and the migrant crisis are amongst the ten main events which shaped Europe in the past…

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Majority of Germans support ditching Christmas lights

A majority of Germans say they would consider scaling down their Christmas lights to protect the climate, a survey released on Sunday said. A total of 57% of those surveyed…

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Immigration and climate change remain main concerns at EU level

According to the results of a new Eurobarometer survey released today, overall trust in the EU remains stable (at 43%), although slightly less than in spring (-1 percentage point). Trust…

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Photo Story: Greta at ‘Fridays For Future’ protest in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike arranged by the organisation 'Fridays For Future' outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 20 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/PONTUS LUNDAHL

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UN climate conference talks deadlocked in Madrid

The COP 25 UN climate conference in Madrid remained deadlocked on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the two-week talks had been scheduled to end. The Chilean official leading UN…

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Major economies resist bolder climate commitments at UN summit

Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped towards a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to…

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EU leaders agree to 2050 carbon neutrality deal without Poland

After marathon talks in Brussels, the leaders of European Union member states — bar Poland — agreed early Friday to commit to going carbon neutral by 2050. "We have reached an…

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Greta Thunberg is Time’s 2019 Person of the Year

Greta Thunberg, the soft-spoken Swedish teen who became a global conscience for climate change and environmental activism, has been named Time’s Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. Thunberg quickly…

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40 million more people at risk of flooding as Greenland loses ice ‘seven times faster than in 1990s’

Greenland's ice is melting seven times faster than it was in the 1990s, and at much greater speeds than current predictions, according to a new study. It came as another…

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Climate change talks met with dance protests in Madrid

Hundreds of people blocked one of Madrid's most emblematic streets on Saturday by dancing to demand action against climate change in what protesters dubbed civil disco-bedience. The rally was joined…

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Rise in Caribbean children displaced by storms shows climate crisis is a child rights issue: UNICEF

The number of Caribbean children displaced by storms has risen approximately six-fold in the past five years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals in a new report released on Friday. Catastrophic tropical cyclones…

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Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise

Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish. That's the conclusion of the biggest study of its kind, undertaken by…

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Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothing

The global wave of school strikes for the climate over the past year has “achieved nothing” because greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, Greta Thunberg has told activists at…

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Major European investors urge EU to enshrine climate goal in law

European investors representing over six trillion euros in assets are calling on European Union governments to speed up efforts to enshrine the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality goal in law. In…

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Greta Thunberg arrives in Madrid for COP25

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg gets off the Lusitania train upon her arrival at Chamartin Railway Station, in Madrid, Spain, early 06 December 2019. Greta arrived in Madrid after a…

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Study finds climate change is causing birds to shrink

As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study. Researchers analysed 70,716 specimens from 52 North American migratory bird species collected over…

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Pope blasts weak climate-crisis response in COP 25 message

Pope Francis has blasted the international community's weak response to the climate crisis in his message to participants at the COP 25 United Nations Conference on Climate in Madrid. "On…

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People are failing to grasp the anger of the younger generation says Greta Thunberg

People are failing to grasp the anger of the younger generation in the face of a changing climate, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday. Ms Thunberg was…

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UN emissions report: World on course for more than 3-degree spike, even if climate commitments are met

Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts, warns a report…

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