Papua New Guinea to boycott ‘waste of time’ UN climate summit
Papua New Guinea has announced it will boycott next month’s UN climate summit (COP29) in Azerbaijan, with Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko calling it a “waste […]
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Deal on climate aid hangs in balance at UN COP29 summit
The upcoming COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan this November faces critical challenges over climate aid negotiations. Nations remain deadlocked over who should pay and […]
UN warns world’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable
The UN’s World Meteorological Organization reports unprecedented water-related climate events in 2023, with rivers at their driest in 30 years and record glacier mass loss. […]
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers
Thame, a Nepali village near Mount Everest, was devastated by a glacial lake outburst flood in August. The disaster destroyed half the homes and key […]
World’s first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway
Norway is set to inaugurate the Northern Lights project, the world’s first commercial CO2 storage service. The facility on Oygarden island will capture CO2 emissions […]
Typhoons forming closer to coast due to climate change: study
A new study reveals that climate change is causing typhoons in Southeast Asia to form closer to coastlines, intensify more rapidly, and last longer over […]
Explainer: Why is the limit of global warming 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate scientists aim to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as the IPCC report highlights severe consequences beyond this limit. At 1.5°C, extreme land temperatures could rise by 3°C, impacting biodiversity and human lives. At 2°C, the impact intensifies, with potential loss of over half the climate range for numerous species and near-total coral reef destruction. Photo: Reuters
World sweltered as April smashed global heat records
April 2024 marked another month of record-breaking global air and sea surface temperatures, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Despite the weakening El Niño phenomenon, temperatures were 1.58°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target. The report cited human-caused climate change as exacerbating the extremes, with diverging floods and droughts observed globally. Experts warn that the end of El Niño does not mean an end to high temperatures, as greenhouse gas emissions continue to trap heat. photo: Reuters