Climate Change

<!-- -->This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said. (File)Geneva, Switzerland: This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem…
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<!-- -->Paris: Climate change is already shaving billions off the world's economy, with developing countries hardest hit, according to a new report published Tuesday ahead of COP28 climate negotiations. The report by the University…
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<!-- -->UAE plans to launch a voluntary pledge from oil and gas companies to cut emissions. (File)Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's U.N. climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries…
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Ottawa plans on expanding its clean technology and electricity tax credits to include heat and electricity produced by burning biomass, as outlined in its fall economic statement. Biomass is a very broad term, but in this context,…
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<!-- -->There are fears that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could soon be impossible. (Representational)Washington: The richest one percent of the global population are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions…
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<!-- -->Nearly five times more people will likely die due to heat in the coming decades. (Representational)Paris, France: Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international…
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<!-- -->The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday. (Representational)Paris: The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of current climate…
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From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver’s rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become “sponges” in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In Montreal, Mayor Valerie Plante announced…
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<!-- -->More than 43 million children suffered from 2016 to 2021, the report said.United Nations: Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child…
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<!-- -->The floods devastated the fertile Thessaly plain in central Greece in early SeptemberAthens: Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos…
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