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‘Triple COP’ year offers businesses major opportunity to boost climate, biodiversity action: UNFCCC
For the first time since 2024, the three Rio Conventions will hold their COP meetings in the same year in 2026, creating a major opportunity for businesses to invest in global efforts to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and land…
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ASEAN forum urges stronger measures to tackle climate change
Climate resilience is no longer just an environmental concern but an economic imperative for Southeast Asia, experts said at a regional forum in Bangkok, warning that extreme weather, fragmented governance and outdated infrastructure are…
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Record El Nino May Trigger Hottest-Ever 2027, UK Met Office Warns
This year’s El Nino could become the strongest in more than a century, potentially making 2027 the hottest year ever recorded globally, Britain’s national weather agency warned Friday.
El Nino occurs when sea surface temperatures in the…
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Climate Change Pushes European Ocean Temperatures to Record Highs, Threatening Marine Life
Europe’s surrounding seas are experiencing exceptionally high temperatures, with climate change driving unprecedented ocean warming and putting marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal communities under growing pressure, according to a new…
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UK climate agenda at risk as government weighs North Sea drilling
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a politically sensitive decision in the coming weeks over whether to approve two North Sea drilling projects, an issue that has exposed divisions within his Labour Party.
The decision follows the…
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BRICS opposes EU carbon tax, demands more climate funding for developing nations
BRICS countries on Tuesday opposed what they called “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist” climate measures, including the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and called for a major increase in…
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Dust and sandstorms are emerging as another warning sign of a changing climate
Dust and sandstorms are often seen as seasonal weather events, but their growing frequency, intensity and reach are raising concerns about how climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world.
From the Middle East and North…
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Climate change is accelerating mercury release from Antarctica
Antarctica, one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth, is accumulating mercury at an accelerating rate as human emissions increase and climate change causes its ice to melt, according to a new study.
The research, published…
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Can COP17 in Mongolia offer a lifeline to the world’s drying lands?
Around 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners are expected to gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from Monday for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), as…
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COP31 Advisory Board holds first meeting, Türkiye calls for ‘action over rhetoric’
The Advisory Board for the upcoming COP31 UN climate change conference held its first online meeting on Tuesday, with Türkiye outlining its vision for the summit to focus on concrete action and implementation rather than rhetoric.…
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