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COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders
Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
5 Innovative Companies Fighting Climate Change
These companies are solving big problems facing the planet.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
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 - November 16 -
Climate Change Is Losing Its Grip on Our Politics
Trump’s election merely confirms a shift that’s been happening for years.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump's second term will devastate the US climate agenda
What happens when an incoming leader has an opinion so ill-informed that it threatens national security, economic stability, millions of new jobs, public health and the safety of virtually every ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
The search for targeted taxes to fund climate action
Body backed by Barbados, France and Kenya outlines options for new leviesWorld - Financial Times - November 18 -
How is the world doing on tackling climate change?
Emissions from burning fossil fuels are still rising, but the rapid growth of wind and solar power offers hopeTop stories - BBC News - November 19 -
BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses
OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
The push for climate taxes gets real in Baku
Airlines say fossil fuel companies should be targeted firstBusiness - Financial Times - November 20 -
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 - November 20 -
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 - November 20 -
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 - 6 days ago -
Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.
In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.World - The New York Times - 6 days 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 - 6 days ago -
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps backTop stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29
Advocates and officials argue that consequences of Israeli siege are inextricably linked to tackling the climate crisis. As countries negotiate over climate finance, Palestinian officials and ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Huge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say
Richer countries have promised £238bn a year, but campaigners say it is far from enough.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Britain’s political consensus on climate starts to fracture
New Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly criticised UK’s net zero targetWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Monday Briefing: U.N. Climate Talks End With a Deal
Plus, photographing the world’s food.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
What to Know About the U.N. Climate Deal
Nations reached an agreement for rich countries to support poor countries in the face of climate change.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
Climate change is a global problem — it requires a global solution
The deal on financing agreed at COP29 is too little, too lateBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Maine sues oil giants over climate change
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) this week announced a lawsuit against major oil companies and their top lobbying group, alleging they knowingly concealed the role of fossil fuels in climate ...Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago -
Are All These U.N. Climate Talks Doing Any Good?
What the U.N. negotiations, known as COP, can (and can’t) do to combat climate change.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
US climate envoy says fight against climate crisis does not end under Trump
Even if president-elect rolls back climate progress, John Podesta reaffirms commitment to a clean planet at Cop29. The US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
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Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study
Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants. Climate breakdown caused more than half of the 68,000 ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit
A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Why a Climate Nonprofit Plans to Spend $250 Million on Electric Semi Trucks
Climate United has a three-year plan to lease electric trucks and cut emissions at California ports to meet a 2035 zero-emissions deadline.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
Biden administration awards $3bn to US ports for climate-friendly upgrades
Grants to be used to improve port infrastructure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at 55 sites across the country. Joe Biden’s administration is awarding nearly $3bn to boost climate-friendly ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
EU should spend 20% of budget on security and climate disasters, report says
Finland’s former president reports on cost of Europe’s preparedness for multiple crisesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin
Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect. Residents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Asia has ‘enormous’ shortfall of funds to adapt to climate change, warns ADB
Development bank report says region still needs hundreds of billions of dollars for action to tackle impact of global warmingWorld - Financial Times - October 31
