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The Coral Triangle is home to six of the world's seven marine turtle species, and acts as a feeding ground for whales and other marine mammals (AFP)
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Report details fossil fuel threat to ‘Amazon of the seas’

Since July 2020, satellites have spotted 793 oil slicks in the 'Coral Triangle' — one of the ocean's most biodiverse areas, and which...

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Inclusive approach to climate-change adaptation is needed in Canada

Inclusive climate-change adaptation needs clear policies, diverse knowledge, and systemic change for equitable climate resilience.

Fawley Oil Fired Power Station, Southampton, Hampshire. Government advises recommend the Government set a 81% emissions reduction target for 2035. (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Government advisers call for 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035

The British government is preparing to unveil plans for cutting emissions by 2035 under the global Paris Agreement.

Colombian Environment Minister and COP16 president Susana Muhamad (C) reported 'very good progress' in UN biodiversity talks (AFP)
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UN biodiversity summit making ‘very good progress’: officials

UN COP16 talks in Colombia make "very good progress" toward reversing species loss by 2030, despite funding challenges.

Activists protest against investment in fossil fuels outside of the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC (AFP)
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G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels

G20 leaders reaffirmed their pledge to phase out fossil fuels and accelerate climate action for net zero by 2050 after talks.

The Darvaza gas crater in the heart of the Karakum Desert has been burning for half a century (AFP)
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Turkmenistan’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ lit gas pit faces closure

Turkmenistan to capture gas from "Gateway to Hell" crater, risking closure to curb emissions ahead of COP29 climate summit.

FILE - Smoke from wildfires fills the air in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon

A surge in fires in the Amazon may be the result of lawbreakers starting fires to create more land for pastures.

FILE PHOTO: People walk near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfall

The UN's climate body faces a €57M budget shortfall for 2024, risking climate talks as key donors delay contributions.

Climate activists disrupt a speech by Donald Trump in Indianola, Iowa (AFP)
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Trump vs Harris: Competing visions for a warming world

Trump and Harris offer starkly different climate visions, with Trump's "drill" policies clashing against Harris' green energy support.

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