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03 07 2019 | 13:56

We have too many fossil-fuel power plants to meet climate goals.

The fossil-fuel burning power plants, factories, vehicles, and buildings we've already built will, if operated normally over their full lifetimes, almost certainly warm the Earth more than the Paris…

03 07 2019 | 08:51

Global heating to inflict more droughts on Africa as well as floods.

New UK research predicts extremes of weather will hit food production. Global heating could bring many more bouts of severe drought as well as increased flooding to Africa than previously forecast,…

03 07 2019 | 08:41

Increase in climate change-related heat stress predicted to bring productivity loss equivalent to 80 million jobs.

Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and economic losses. The poorest countries will be worst affected.

01 07 2019 | 15:52

Meltdown: the climate crisis – in pictures from the Natural History Museum of Vienna.

MELTDOWN – a visualisation of climate change has opened at Natural History Museum of Vienna. Created by the climate crisis charity Project Pressure, the exhibition on vanishing glaciers uses art to…

30 06 2019 | 08:55

One-sixth of global economy under net zero commitments, finds report.

A report published by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that almost one-sixth of global GDP is contributed to by nations, regions and cities that have committed to net zero…

28 06 2019 | 14:56

Exclusive: Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent climate change action.

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change, piling pressure on…

28 06 2019 | 11:27

Bonn Climate Conference Ends with UN Call to Fully Deliver on Paris Agreement Mandates.

Bonn, 27 June 2019 - The 2019 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) wrapped up today after having considered a large number of decisions for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference in…

28 06 2019 | 10:21

World faces 'climate apartheid', UN expert warns.

The world is at risk of 'a climate apartheid', where the rich pay to escape heat and hunger caused by the escalating climate crisis while the rest of the world suffers, according to a report from a…

28 06 2019 | 09:08

UN report on 1.5C blocked from climate talks after Saudi Arabia disputes science.

There will be no further formal discussions of the IPCC’s findings at the UN after Saudi Arabia fought to undermine the findings of the global scientific community. A major report on 1.5C has been…

28 06 2019 | 08:35

Renewable news from East Africa.

                 Climate Change Project Launched In Turkana-Kenya.

28 06 2019 | 08:32

Nike takes action and joins the UN Sustainable Fashion Charter for Climate Action.

Nike has announced its support for the United Nations 2050 net zero emissions initiative. The fashion industry is a considerable contributor to the deterioration of our environment which is why Nike…

28 06 2019 | 08:32

Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition.

UN Climate Change News, 24 June 2019— Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s…

26 06 2019 | 14:36

David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and raised $21M for a climate change charity.

(CNN)Pink Floyd's David Gilmour auctioned 126 of his guitars for a record-breaking $21 million at a New York charity auction Thursday to fight against climate change.

24 06 2019 | 08:01

Leaving microbes out of climate change conversation has major consequences, experts warn.

An international group of leading microbiologists have issued a warning, saying that not including microbes – the support system of the biosphere – in the climate change equation will have major…

24 06 2019 | 07:43

Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution.

Climate change has widely reported negative consequences, and innovations in renewable energy technologies are central to achieving the Paris climate treaty goals to mitigate these effects. A new…

24 06 2019 | 07:18

Share your #MoveTheDate video selfie ahead of Earth Overshoot Day 2019!

Will you declare what you want to see (and possibly help make) happen in order to #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day to December 31 before 2050? It’s as easy as posting a 15-second video selfie on…

24 06 2019 | 06:37

At SB50, Events on Transparency to Showcase Greater Climate Ambition for 2020.

Bonn, UN Climate Change News, 13 June 2019 – At the UN climate change talks in Bonn in June of this year (17 – 27 June), developed and developing countries will showcase their climate action and…

21 06 2019 | 13:14

EU climate deal falls at summit, four countries wield the axe.

The European Council failed to agree on Thursday (20 June) on a landmark climate strategy for 2050 as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland baulked at the mention of a specific date,…

21 06 2019 | 11:36

Climate Champions to Present 2019 - 2020 work plan for the Marrakech Partnership in Bonn, 14:00 and 15:30 CET (with live webcast).

UN Climate Change News, 21 June 2019 - Mobilizing stronger and more ambitious climate action is urgently required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. To connect the work of governments with…