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Trump scraps US office on climate diplomacy
Washington (AFP) April 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has abolished the office that runs US climate diplomacy, potentially meaning the world's largest economy will be a no-show at November's COP30 summit in Brazil. The State Department confirmed Friday that its Office of Global Change, which was in charge of representing the United States in UN climate diplomacy, was being closed. "We will not participate in international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect our country's values," a State Department ... read more |
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Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EUParis (AFP) April 25, 2025 Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP. ... more 
Early holiday, more fans: Philippines schools adapt to climate changeManila (AFP) April 22, 2025 Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold the attention of her pint-sized pupils in Manila's soaring heat. ... more 
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up missionM'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco (AFP) April 22, 2025 It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment - the rubbish humanity discards. ... more 
Climate campaigners praise a cool popeParis (AFP) April 22, 2025 Through magisterial Vatican pronouncements about the dangers posed by the warming planet, Pope Francis gave the Roman Catholic church a voice that influenced climate change talks, experts said. ... more |
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Indigenous leaders want same clout as world leaders at UN climate talksBrasilia (AFP) April 7, 2025 Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an equal say as politicians when the country hosts this year's UN climate conference. ... more
Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denialWashington (AFP) April 4, 2025 Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical. ... more 
Morocco 'water highway' averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainabilityKenitra, Morocco (AFP) Mar 30, 2025 Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change. ... more
Dutch climate group says suing top bank INGAmsterdam (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 A Dutch environmental group said on Friday it had begun a legal case against top bank ING, aiming to force the institution to halve carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. ... more
SEC ends US companies' need to release climate impact dataWashington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 The United States abandoned plans Thursday to require publicly-listed companies to disclose data on their greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to climate risks, with the financial regulator calling the rules "unnecessarily intrusive." ... more |
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'We are not in crisis': chair of IPCC climate body to AFP
Paris (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change. In an interview with AFP in Paris, the British sustainable energy professor addressed divisions within the IPCC, the US retreat on climate cooperation, and record-breaking global temperatures. Q: At a recent meeting in Hangzhou, China, the IPCC failed to agree on a publication timeline for its next crit ... read more
COP30 president vows to defend global climate fightBerlin (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Brazil's UN COP30 president on Tuesday said that this year's summit would aim to defend climate action by governments against "serious" geopolitical challenges, while also pushing the private sector to contribute more to the fight. ... more |
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Berlin says climate action sceptics 'cannot count'Berlin (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that critics who label action against climate change unnecessary and expensive "cannot count". ... more 
Amplified warming risks from long-term climate and carbon feedbacksBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Global temperatures could rise more than previously projected due to persistent feedback mechanisms between the climate system and the carbon cycle, according to new research from the Potsdam Instit ... more 
Venezuela cuts public sector work week due to droughtCaracas (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Venezuela will cut the public sector work week to three half-days, the government said Sunday, after low water levels began to threaten hydroelectric power generation. ... more
German prosecutors file charges against 5 climate activistsMunich, Germany (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 German prosecutors said on Monday they had charged five former members of climate activist group "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) with offences including "forming a criminal organisation". ... more 
Record numbers forced to flee climate disasters: UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet. ... more |
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