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    Leaders From Key Countries Will Not Attend COP29 Climate Talks

    Leaders From Key Countries Will Not Attend COP29 Climate Talks

    Leaders from some of the world’s major economies, including the European Union, the United States and Brazil, will not be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month. COP29, which will convene from November 11 to 22, is expected to have more than 40,000 delegates in attendance. European Commission Ursula […]

    Election 2024: Where Do Harris and Trump Stand on the Climate Crisis?

    Election 2024: Where Do Harris and Trump Stand on the Climate Crisis?

    The 2024 presidential election is widely projected to be one of the closest in American history, and each candidate says the stakes have never been higher. There are many issues on the ballot, from abortion rights to foreign policy. But where do the candidates stand on the climate crisis facing the planet? Kamala Harris When […]

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    Yet again, global greenhouse gas emission concentrations have risen to record highs for 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In particular, atmospheric carbon dioxide is reaching a record pace as it soars to new highs, with the amount of carbon dioxide emissions accumulating in the atmosphere reaching an 11.4% […]

    Planet Will Warm as Much as 3.1°C Under Current Policies: UN Report

    Planet Will Warm as Much as 3.1°C Under Current Policies: UN Report

    Without greater action, the planet will warm as much as 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to the latest United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report: No more hot air … please!. In the coming round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), countries must commit to slashing their collective yearly greenhouse […]

    World Is Moving From Coal and Oil to ‘Age of Electricity’ but Not Fast Enough: New IEA Report

    World Is Moving From Coal and Oil to ‘Age of Electricity’ but Not Fast Enough: New IEA Report

    The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) describes the global energy system in 2030 as one in which clean energy technologies play an ever-increasing role. The report says the future of global energy will include nearly 10 times more electric cars worldwide, solar generating more electricity, low-emissions energy sources supplying more than […]