Climate crisis
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‘I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t breathe’ – This is climate breakdown
As summer went on, the temperature climbed and climbed. Every day became harder. This is Neha’s storyLocation …
- Asia Pacific, Carbon footprints, China, Climate crisis, Energy, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, World news
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensit…
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‘Long on talk and short on action’: Papua New Guinea leader criticises Cop climate summits ahead of Brazil meeting
James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on clim…
- Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Fossil fuels, Natural disasters, Oil and gas companies, Philippines, Shell
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 202…
- Africa, Americas, Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Guatemala, New York, Senegal, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Sen…
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New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets
Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’Envir…
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‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say
Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, parti…
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New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government rep…
- Climate crisis, Coal, Cop30, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country?
As deadly heatwaves become more frequent, demand for life-saving cooling is further straining India’s generati…
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Sinkhole swallows part of street in front of Bangkok hospital – video
A large sinkhole opened up outside a hospital in the Thai capital on Wednesday. Social media footage shows pow…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, International court of justice, Law, Pacific islands, Paris climate agreement, South Pacific, Vanuatu, World news
Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of every…
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China, climate crisis and Cop31: five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some cr…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Farming, Flooding, India, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Everything is gone’: Punjabi farmers suffer worst floods in three decades
Flooding in northern India and Pakistan has destroyed homes – and hundreds of thousands of acres of cropsFor d…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Fear haunts us’: Pakistan’s floods leave mental scars long after waters recede
Shock, panic, guilt and grief grip survivors as mental health experts warn of chronic trauma from repeated exp…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It happened in seconds’: residents count the cost of deadly floods that have left Pakistan in crisis
In the country’s north, people recall the terror of soaring flood waters that killed hundreds, and blame autho…