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Host of the COP29 Climate Talks Is Raining on His Own Parade

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the climate summit.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks

Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago

Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit

More lobbyists for the controversial technology were present this year, despite debate about its viability. At least 480 lobbyists working on carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been granted ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

What a shuttered quarry says about Mexico’s investment climate

The forced closure of a US-owned site in Yucatán asks questions about new president Claudia Sheinbaum and the private sector

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Climate activists sentenced for red powder attack on US Constitution

Two climate activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives earlier this year have been sentenced to more than a year in prison, The ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

With dengue cases at an extreme high, research points to climate change's role

Dengue fever has spread at alarming rates this year. New research attributes nearly a fifth of the existing dengue burden to climate change.

A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks

The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the way for aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Biden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change

The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal

Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity. How do we know that the climate crisis is to ...

World - The Guardian - 22 hours ago

Biden touts his climate legacy during landmark visit to Amazon rainforest

President Joe Biden highlighted his climate legacy in Brazil on Sunday during a visit to the Amazon rainforest, the first by a sitting U.S. president.

How do we know that the climate crisis is to blame for extreme weather?

Scientific techniques known as climate attribution can help us discern whether the rise in severe weather events is due to global heating. Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ ...