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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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"No End In Sight" To Rising Greenhouse Gases, Warns UN Weather Agency
The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, warning there was "no end in sight" to the trend.
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In A First, Pope Francis To Attend COP28 Climate Summit In Dubai
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he will attend the COP28 climate conference starting next month in Dubai, the first time a pontiff will be at the U.N. environmental meeting since they began in 1995.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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UN Climate Talks Drift Into Overtime In Push To Save 1.5 Celsius Goal
Two weeks of U.N. COP26 climate talks in Glasgow blew past a deadline on Friday as the conference president called on countries to make a final push to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet.
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World Heading For 2.4 Degrees Warming After Latest Climate Pledges: Report
New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict.
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"It's Our Lives On The Line": Young Activists Tell UN Climate Talks
Thousands of young campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow on Friday, demanding urgent action from world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to stave off catastrophic climate change.
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World Leaders Out Of Excuses On Climate Change, Greta Thunberg, Youth Activists Say
The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Now Plans To Attend UN Climate Conference In Scotland
Hoping the world takes heed of Monday's dire report by the U.N. climate panel, activist Greta Thunberg said she plans to go to this year's global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, after all.
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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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"No End In Sight" To Rising Greenhouse Gases, Warns UN Weather Agency
The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, warning there was "no end in sight" to the trend.
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In A First, Pope Francis To Attend COP28 Climate Summit In Dubai
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he will attend the COP28 climate conference starting next month in Dubai, the first time a pontiff will be at the U.N. environmental meeting since they began in 1995.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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UN Climate Talks Drift Into Overtime In Push To Save 1.5 Celsius Goal
Two weeks of U.N. COP26 climate talks in Glasgow blew past a deadline on Friday as the conference president called on countries to make a final push to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet.
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World Heading For 2.4 Degrees Warming After Latest Climate Pledges: Report
New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict.
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"It's Our Lives On The Line": Young Activists Tell UN Climate Talks
Thousands of young campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow on Friday, demanding urgent action from world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to stave off catastrophic climate change.
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World Leaders Out Of Excuses On Climate Change, Greta Thunberg, Youth Activists Say
The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Now Plans To Attend UN Climate Conference In Scotland
Hoping the world takes heed of Monday's dire report by the U.N. climate panel, activist Greta Thunberg said she plans to go to this year's global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, after all.
