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Rising temperatures due to global warming has led to mass bleaching events striking coral across the world (AFP)
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Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: report

Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction — and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report...

Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, speaks during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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What are they saying at the COP29 climate summit?

World leaders at the U.N. climate summit urge urgent, unified action amid ongoing inaction, inequality, and climate crisis.

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Neither effective nor fair: it’s time to replace Ottawa’s carbon tax

Opinion: A prudent move for Ottawa would be to replace the commodity-based carbon tax system with measures that are fairer and more effective.

A Hydro-Québec truck is seen in Montreal, Sept.1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects

Huron-Wendat Nation alleges Quebec, Hydro-Québec ignored duty to consult on wind projects; Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk disputes.

FILE PHOTO: Macaws sit on a tree at the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
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Biden’s Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump

Biden will become the first U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon, meeting with leaders to discuss its preservation.

FILE - In this May 9, 2008, file photo, male sage grouses fight for the attention of females southwest of Rawlins, Wyo. (Jerret Raffety/The Rawlins Daily Times via AP)
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US to tighten restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development to protect sage grouse

Biden proposes tighter energy rules on 6,500 sq miles to protect sage grouse, drawing criticism from environmentalists, industry.

FILE PHOTO: President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Multilateral development banks are stepping into climate breach: EBRD President

Multilateral development banks are boosting green investments, with the EBRD focusing on climate action amid global trade tensions and U.S. policy uncertainty.

FILE - A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year

Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6 per cent compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Delay in Chile mining permits a serious problem, says local head of Freeport

Chile’s delay on mining permit reforms is a “serious” issue, says Freeport-McMoRan exec, impacting key copper projects.

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