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Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet
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Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding…
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019
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Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019

Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline…
2010s hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again
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2010s hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again

This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment outlining…
Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief
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Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief

Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilization itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told…
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
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UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

MADRID (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly…
Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN
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Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN

The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions,…
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high in 2018: UN
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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high in 2018: UN

Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN…
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
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New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat

THE FURKA PASS, Switzerland (Reuters) – On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for…
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
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Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050

Climate change could directly cost the world economy US$7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper…
Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all
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Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all

A few euros, a couple of mouse clicks and a tree is planted — as air travel is increasingly becoming…
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