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Developing countries least responsible for climate change need trillions of dollars to cut emissions and brace for the future but nations cannot agree how to raise the money (AFP)
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Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN’s Stiell

Rich nations must lead climate funding at COP29 and help mobilize broader contributions, says UN's climate chief.

FILE PHOTO: A bleaching coral is seen in the place were abandoned fishing nets covered it in a reef  at the protected area of Ko Losin,  after a group of volunteer divers and the Coastal Resources Research Center, helped by the Royal Thai Navy, removed 2,750 sq m of them, Ko Losin, Thailand June 20, 2021. Picture taken June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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Deep ocean marine heatwaves may be under-reported, study says

Marine heatwaves may be 'significantly under-reported,' highlighting an area of warming that has been largely overlooked.

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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

Policy and technology must unite across disciplines and economies to achieve sustainability within Earth's finite limits.

FILE - Bigeye trevally fish swim against the current at Wolf Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos on June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alie Skowronski, File)
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Pressure grows for countries to deliver on promised biodiversity targets at UN conference

Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are making progress on efforts to...

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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General Motors to contribute $625 million to Lithium Americas for new joint venture

Lithium Americas announced GM will invest $625 million in their Thacker Pass joint venture in Nevada.

Studies suggest that rising global temperatures linked to climate change are causing glaciers globally to melt (AFP)
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Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity

Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more...

A pumpjack operates in the foreground while wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm work in the distance, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Shift toward EVs, particularly in China, could disrupt global oil market: IEA

Rising electric vehicle adoption, especially in China, could cut oil demand by six million barrels daily by 2030, IEA report says.

Nations meeting at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in November are supposed to agree how much money should go to poorer countries to help them combat global warming (AFP)
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COP29 draft climate pact leaves open thorny question of money

UN draft narrows COP29 climate finance options for poorer nations but leaves unresolved how much rich countries will pay.

FILE PHOTO: The Eve Air Mobility logo is seen on the full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as it is presented for the first time in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Embraer’s Eve gets $88 million BNDES loan to build first plant

Eve is among the startups creating electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to ferry travelers on short city trips, bypassing traffic.

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