WASHINGTON (AFP) – Microsoft said on Thursday (Jan 16) it would become “carbon negative” by 2030 as part of a ramped-up effort by the US…
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Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings: Moody's
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Economic shocks stemming from rising sea levels pose a long-term risk to the sovereign credit ratings of dozens of countries which have…
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Activist Greta Thunberg calls on Siemens to review Australia coal project
STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on German engineering group Siemens AG to review its role in helping to develop a coal…
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Climate change strikes at the heart of German identity: The woods
SCHIERKE, GERMANY (NYTIMES) – Several retirees, a few millennials, a local couple and a technology specialist who saved overtime hours to take a day off…
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Canada narrowing gap between emissions projections and goals: environment minister
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is narrowing the gap between what it promised to achieve under the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas…
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Teen climate change crusader Greta Thunberg back outside Sweden's Parliament
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – After months of criss-crossing the Atlantic to attend first the UN climate summit in New York and then COP25 talks in Madrid,…
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Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi wants to wean country off coal, but faces obstacles
TOKYO -Back in 2004, Japan came up with the “3R” environmental initiative to reduce, reuse and recycle under then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Now, his…
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How the UN climate talks in Madrid fell short on ambition
MADRID (AP) – This year’s United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid, the longest in 25 nearly annual such gatherings, ended on Sunday (Dec 15) with…
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Tropical Indonesia's tiny glaciers to melt away in a decade: Study
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s little-known glaciers are melting so fast they could disappear in a decade, a new study says, underscoring the imminent threat posed…
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Opinion | The Party That Ruined the Planet
The most terrifying aspect of the U.S. political drama isn’t the revelation that the president has abused his power for personal gain. If you didn’t…
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From space, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano urges UN summit to save 'beautiful' Earth
MADRID (REUTERS) – Awed by the blue-green hues swirling across the marble-like surface of the Earth below, an Italian astronaut made an emotional appeal from…
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Activists kicked out of UN climate talks after protest
MADRID (AFP) – Dozens of young campaigners and indigenous rights activists were thrown out of United Nations climate talks Wednesday (Dec 11) after staging a…
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Climate change tops list of global worries for young people, says Amnesty International
MADRID (REUTERS) – Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International…
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Opinion | The Parable of the Sick Pig and the Lonely Rooster
NASHVILLE — John Chester’s lovely new documentary film, “The Biggest Little Farm,” opens with a tragedy in the making: Wildfires are moving toward the farm…
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