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Former World Leaders Call for ‘New Coalition of the Willing’ to Address Poverty and Inequality

Former World Leaders Call for ‘New Coalition of the Willing’ to Address Poverty and Inequality

Humanity is facing an inequality crisis that could mean the emergence of the first trillionaires, while almost half the world’s population is stuck in poverty, warns a letter by 40 former prime ministers and presidents. The letter is an appeal to current leaders to address rising threats of poverty, disparity and environmental breakdown, reported The […]

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    Asia Warming at Twice the Global Average: WMO Report

    Asia Warming at Twice the Global Average: WMO Report

    Asia is warming faster than the rest of the world, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released Monday, shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the […]

    Environmental Groups Successfully Petition Alabama to Update Water Toxicity Standards

    Environmental Groups Successfully Petition Alabama to Update Water Toxicity Standards

    A group of seven conservation organizations has successfully petitioned the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) to update the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM) water toxicity standards for 12 pollutants. In April, the group filed a Petition for Rulemaking that argued that the existing water toxicity standards in Alabama did not properly protect public health, […]

    ‘Powerful Actors’ Are Spreading False Information About the Climate Crisis, Making It Harder to Address: Report

    ‘Powerful Actors’ Are Spreading False Information About the Climate Crisis, Making It Harder to Address: Report

    Unchecked climate misinformation has been turning crisis into catastrophe, according to a new report from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). In its review of 300 studies, the report — Information Integrity about Climate Science — found that climate action was being delayed and obstructed by misleading information from fossil fuel companies, some […]

    3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

    3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

    Leading climate scientists are warning that the timeframe to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is shrinking, and the world could have just three years left to prevent breaching this limit. Experts warn the threshold could be passed within the next few years, with Piers Forster, director at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures […]