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COP29’s carbon trading deal: quick win or damaging precedent?
Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinionWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Cop29 live: solidarity levy on cryptocurrency could raise billions for climate action, says report
Charging $0.045 per kWh for energy used in intensive bitcoin mining could produce $5bn for the climate crisis, says Global Solidarity Levies taskforce. Josh Gabbatiss, from Carbon Brief has ...World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago -
France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel MacronWorld - Financial Times - 15 hours ago -
‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried
Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29. Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
We can prepare for hurricanes, heatwaves and flooding – but only if we are bold at Cop29 | Ban Ki-moon
The right funding now can protect the frontlines of the climate crisis from the worst effects of extreme weather events. As we approach Cop29 in Baku, world leaders are due to set a new climate ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
After Trump re-election, UK will lead efforts to save Cop29, says Miliband
Energy secretary says Britain must work on vital alliances with other countries following victory of climate-denier Trump. The UK must ramp up its efforts on renewable energy to foster national ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
COP29 begins in Baku, Biden visits Peru and Reeves makes first Mansion House speech
Plus, US reports inflation figures while Japan, the UK and the EU publish first estimates of third-quarter GDPWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
At Cop29, we must treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as Covid – history shows it can be done | Mukhtar Babayev
This emergency will cost trillions of dollars, and is beyond the reach of developing nations. Private investors have to step up. Mukhtar Babayev is president of the Cop29 UN climate change ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Annual U.N. summit COP29 kicks off in global effort to fight climate change
The annual United Nations summit known as COP29 kicks off Monday in Azerbaijan. The summit is when nearly 200 countries gather for about two weeks to work on strategies to slow global warming. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment. Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report
Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds. Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts ...World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago -
Kate Douglass breaks world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Kate Douglass broke the 200m breaststroke world record held by Rebecca Soni.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
Regan Smith adds world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Regan Smith broke her second individual world record this year at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Are these the best work canteens in the world?
Inside the office restaurants leading a lunch revolutionWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
Travels with the ‘world’s best sommelier’
Who better to guide you around the vineyards of France and Italy?World - Financial Times - October 22 -
The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects
Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this ...Tech - Wired - October 27 -
Trump’s new world order
A stunning victory that will radically alter America’s roleWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
It’s This Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World
You can’t count him out, sadly.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
The UK in Trump’s world
Plus, Kemi Badenoch’s first steps as the new Tory leaderWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
The scale and scope of this Dodgers championship cannot be overstated
The impact of L.A.'s come-from-behind win in Game 5 to win the World Series extends well beyond its stars to the team's unsung heroes and fans around the globe.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31