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UN agency launching platform to help small farmers meet EU deforestation rules
The UN plans an online platform to help small farmers meet EU deforestation rules, delayed until 2026 to allow compliance.
Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says
Renewable energy will meet nearly half of electricity demand by 2030 but fall short of the U.N. goal to triple capacity, IEA reports.
How climate funds helped Peru’s women beekeepers stay afloat
In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of bees from the jaws of death and saved...
Deal on climate aid hangs in balance at UN COP29 summit
Nations at COP29 are deadlocked on a key climate aid pact, divided over who pays and how much.
COP29 fight looms over climate funds for developing world
For developing countries, who pays is non-negotiable: the 2015 Paris climate agreement reaffirmed that developed countries pick up the tab.
The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
The U.N.'s weather agency reports that 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, worsening droughts globally.
China could cut CO2 by a third by 2035 with new UN targets, think tank says
China could cut carbon emissions by a third by 2035, aligning with Paris Agreement goals, if it adopts more ambitious climate targets.
Greece and Turkey explore holding talks on maritime zones
Neighbours Greece and Turkey, both NATO allies but historic foes, start talks at demarcating their maritime zones.
Companies ask world leaders at UN to follow through on renewables targets
Executives urge world leaders to triple renewable energy by 2030, reinforcing climate goals at U.N. Climate Week.
UN holds ‘Summit of the Future’ to tackle global crises
UN chief Antonio Guterres first proposed the idea of a Summit of the Future in 2021, billing it as a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to...
