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FILE - People arrive for the day at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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Can UN summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Global environmental talks are faltering, with recent UN negotiations failing to address climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Scientists say 2023 and 2024 were the hottest years ever recorded (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted...

Cyclone Chido raged over Mayotte and passed on to Mozambique (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA))
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Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido

A senior official said the death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands.

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UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought

5 billion people could be affected by drying lands by the end of the century.

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic looks on during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic/File Photo
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US mulls sanctions against Serbian oil firm majority owned by Russians, president says

UK and EU sanctions would likely follow, affecting oil shipments through a pipeline from Croatia.

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Hearings are done: Now the wait begins for verdict on closely-watched climate case at UN’s top court

The Hague hearings on climate change seek global legal clarity on nations' duties and accountability to combat rising emissions.

The tiny Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu spearheaded the drive to bring the case to the ICJ, corralling a group of countries to push the United Nations to ask its top court for its opinion (ANP)
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‘Ambitious’ islanders spice up ICJ climate hearings

"The outcome of these proceedings will reverberate across generations, determining the fate of nations"

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "ESG and Sustainability Reporting: SFDR, CSRD, TCFD and SDR" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This course provides insight into...

South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, right, and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, left, talk during their meeting in Pretoria, South Africa. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)
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In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance

UN chief António Guterres urged rich nations to meet climate finance pledges and called for Africa's permanent seats on the Security Council.

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