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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Myanmar running out of time to cope with climate change, warns historian Thant Myint-U
WASHINGTON – Myanmar is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of climate change, and is grossly unprepared to deal…
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Media frenzy as Greta Thunberg joins climate activists in Madrid
MADRID (AP) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Madrid on Friday (Dec 6) to join thousands of other young people in a march to…
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3 giant bush fires merge into 1 mega-blaze north of Sydney as conditions worsen in Australia
SYDNEY (XINHUA) – Three large wildfires burning on the north-west edge of Australia’s Greater Sydney have now merged into one monster inferno that local media…
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Banks gave $1 trillion to groups planning new coal power plants: Report
PARIS – Financial institutions have channelled US$745 billion (S$1.01 trillion) over the past three years into companies planning new coal-fired power plants, according to a…
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Opinion | Jane Fonda: The Climate Emergency Is a Political Emergency
It should come as no surprise that I believe in the power of protest. That’s why I moved to Washington to start what I call…
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Floods predicted to uproot 50 million people a year as climate heats up
MADRID (REUTERS) – The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50…
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New EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vows to fight climate threat, boost growth
STRASBOURG (REUTERS) – Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday (Nov 27) to step up the fight against climate change while expanding economic growth,…
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Funds worth $50 trillion failing to meet climate goals: Analysis
PARIS (AFP) – The world’s largest investment funds – controlling a mammoth US$37 trillion (S$50.50 trillion) in assets – are failing to bring their portfolios…
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