Climate

World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday. Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday.  Read MoreUN News – Global […]

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Labor unions are still giving Democrats climate headaches Energy & Environment

Lawmakers are pouring billions into climate-friendly industries, but the jobs transition is lagging. ​Lawmakers are pouring billions into climate-friendly industries, but the jobs transition is lagging. Lawmakers are pouring billions into climate-friendly industries, but the jobs transition is lagging. Read More Energy & Environment

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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health every single day.Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates

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COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres UN News – Global perspective Human stories

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28

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COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres UN News – Global perspective Human stories

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable energy is just, sustainable and benefits all countries.UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable

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Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28 UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of climate change on health. Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative

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COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Friday, challenging world leaders gathered in Dubai for COP28 to show real global climate leadership.Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”,

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Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights  UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines of loss and damage linked to climate change, a new report released on Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed.Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines of

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Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action UN News – Global perspective Human stories

A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two years which have resulted in an unprecedented emergency due to human-induced droughts.A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two years which have resulted in an unprecedented emergency due to human-induced droughts. Read

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Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization

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