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The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021World - ABC News - November 10 -
The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time
The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s national environment agency said.Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
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How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women – photo essay
The journalist Mélissa Cornet and the photographer Kiana Hayeri met more than 100 Afghan girls and women in seven provinces, and found resistance and defiance but also despair. Earlier this year, I ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".Top stories - BBC News - 6 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 talksTech - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Radio Free Afghanistan — the Taliban, the tribal warlords and the TV tycoon
Saad Mohseni’s impassioned memoir recounts his battle to establish an independent voice in post-2001 KabulWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
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Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb ...Tech - ABC News - November 14 -
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29Health - ABC News - 6 days ago -
The Guardian view on UN climate talks: rich and poor nations can strike a win-win deal | Editorial
At Cop29 the global south needs to unite for sustainable growth, leveraging resources and negotiating transformative climate finance pacts. More than a century of burning coal, oil and gas has ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
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Cop29 live: ministers told to ‘cut theatrics’, ‘move faster’ and ‘get down to business’ amid growing frustration at slow progress
Cop29 president calls for faster action as progress to agree a climate finance deal slows. Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves How usual is it to have G20 happening at ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb ...Health - ABC News - November 14 -
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 talksHealth - ABC News - 4 days ago -
At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewaterWorld - ABC News - 11 hours ago -
One thousand UK workers to join first four-day week trial under Labour
Pilot scheme said to have ‘groundbreaking’ potential for the hospitality industry. One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out
Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction. The huge cuts in carbon emissions now needed to end the climate ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
What We Learned Talking to the Taliban’s Most Fearsome Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head, is now positioning himself as a figure of relative moderation.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time
Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years agoWorld - ABC News - November 9 -
COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing
Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.Science - The New York Times - November 13 -
New Boeing CEO sets sights on 'leaner' future as quarterly loss tops $6 billion
Boeing had released preliminary results earlier this month showing a big loss and $5 billion in charges across its defense and commercial units.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from startingTech - ABC News - November 13 -
Where climate progress is possible under Trump
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Where climate progress is possible under Trump The victory of President-elect Trump earlier ...Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago -
Transfer Talk: USMNT's Cardoso to join Pulisic at Milan?
Christian Pulisic could soon be joined in Milan by fellow USMNT star Johnny Cardoso, according to reports. Transfer Talk has the latest.Sports - ESPN - October 28 -
UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
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All you need to know about COP29
Leaders heading to the annual UN climate talks have a lot of other distractions to contend withTop stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Biden Officials Try to Reassure COP29 Climate Talks
Negotiators at the summit in Azerbaijan fear that the return of Donald Trump will sap momentum for global climate action.Science - The New York Times - November 14 -
Democrats’ Message at COP29 Climate Talks: Don’t Panic
American officials are seeking to assure the world that U.S. climate action won’t end with the return of Donald Trump as president.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights
Charities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change.Top stories - BBC News - 23 hours ago -
COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Are Teetering
Western countries are confronting demands for trillions of dollars to fight climate change and to cope with its worsening effects.World - The New York Times - 7 hours ago -
Fury at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels
Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.Top stories - BBC News - 5 hours ago -
Without more action, it will be 'impossible' to meet Paris climate goal: UN
Without further actions to reduce planet-warming emissions, it will be “impossible” to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), the ...Politics - The Hill - October 24
