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‘First of its kind’: EU agrees to a border tax on carbon

To combat climate change, EU members have agreed to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods. The member states of the...

Violet Coco: Climate activist’s jailing ignites row in Australia

For 28 minutes in April, Deanna Violet Coco blocked a single lane of rush hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, calling for greater...

UN calls for ‘peace pact with nature’ – COP15

"Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction," the head of the United Nations has warned at the start of a high-level nature summit...

UN aims for a record $51.5 billion aid ‘lifeline’ for 2023

The United Nations and its partners have launched an unprecedented $51.5 billion aid appeal for 2023, with tens of millions more people expected to...

New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory

New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, meaning parliament must discuss whether it should be...

What’s so important about 1.5C?

We've been hearing a lot about keeping the global temperature rise to 1.5C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change - but what...

Deep rift over climate cash clouds end of COP27

UN climate talks head to a conclusion on Friday with nations deeply divided over cash to help poor countries cope with the impacts of...

50% of countries highly affected by climate change are in Africa – Patrick Low

Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Tunisia, Mali, Mozambique, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Eritrea, Algeria, Sudan, Benin, Rwanda, Chad, Kenya, and Libya are just a few...

Climate change induced by human activity behind floods in Nigeria

Climate change was the main cause of the floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year, according to scientists. In a study revealed...

Climate change: Melting glaciers could release massive amounts of bacteria

Scientists have warned that as the world's glaciers melt due to climate change, vast amounts of bacteria could be released. Thousands of microbes, including potentially...

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