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UK to Put Climate Crisis and Environment at the Heart of Overseas Aid
The UK will have an “ethical” development policy that puts the climate emergency and environmental protection at the heart of overseas aid, with more than £190m to be spent directly on climate-related...
‘Climate Apartheid’ Will See Millions of World’s Poorest Severely Impacted
A ‘climate apartheid’ will see millions of the world’s poorest people severely impacted.
That’s the chilling forecast from UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, who said even if...
77 Health Organizations Call for Climate Action to Fight Public Health Emergency
More than 70 leading public health groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, agree that the climate crisis is also a health emergency.So far 77 organizations representing...
EU Aims to Tackle Climate Change With Newly Adopted ‘Green Finance’ Guidelines
Newly adopted guidelines set forth by the European Commission Tuesday aim to tackle climate change by way of the financial sector. The move comes to bolster the success of the Sustainable Action...
Heatwave in 2018 ‘Could Not Have Occurred Without Human-Caused Climate Change’
The heatwave that swept the Northern Hemisphere for three months during the summer of 2018 could not have occurred without human-caused climate change.
That’s the verdict from new scientific research published in the...
EPA Releases Report Advising Communities to Prepare for Climate Change-Related Disasters
Policymakers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a report in the Federal Register outlining how local communities should start planning for near-future catastrophes associated with climate change.As first reported by...
Climate Change ‘Is Already Fuelling Conflict in Africa’
The effects of climate change are fuelling conflict in Africa.That’s the verdict from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who speaking in Nigeria on a 5-day visit to Africa this week, said the effects...
Greenland Is Melting Even Faster Than Experts Thought, Study Finds
Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study....
More Than 400 Arrested at Extinction Rebellion Protests in London
There have been more than 400 arrests linked to the Extinction Rebellion protests across London and reports suggest the capital’s cells are rapidly filling up.The Metropolitan police would not release up-to-date figures...
100 Million Tree-Planting Initiative Launched By Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation today announced the launch of its Time for Trees initiative, a commitment to plant 100 million trees in forests and communities worldwide by 2022 – the 150th anniversary...
Extreme Weather Leaves Scottish Farmers with £161m Bill
Extreme weather during 2017 and 2018 left Scottish farmers with a £161 million bill.That’s according to a new report published today by independent economic consultancy Ecosulis and commissioned by WWF Scotland.
The report...
Decarbonisation ‘Must Accelerate to Stay in Line with Paris Agreement’
The shift towards a low carbon energy system must accelerate to stay in line with the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.That’s the verdict offered in a new report from the International...
‘BirthStrike’ Movement Encourages People to Stop Having Children in the Face of Climate Change
A growing movement is encouraging future parents to reconsider their decision to conceive and instead vow not to procreate in the face of climate change. As the world's increasing population pushes the...
By 2050, Winter Will No Longer Exist in Australia, Say Researchers
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A team of scientists and designers recently teamed up to create a tool that would show Australians what the climate is expected to be like in their cities in the year...
Cuba’s Tobacco Growers Confront Climate Change
Looking at the plain, one-story wooden shacks that dot the countryside in Cuba's vuelta abajo region, one would never guess that the farmers here grow one of the island's most valuable natural...
Climate Strike: Schoolchildren Protest over Climate Change
Pupils from around the UK went "on strike" on Friday as part of a global campaign for action on climate change.
Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the...
