Climate crisis

Climate crisis

Tsunami warning as USGS reports magnitude 7.3 quake off Vanuatu

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu

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Three killed as Cyclone Fengal pummels India's south

Cyclone Fengal made landfall late Saturday with sustained winds of 70-80 kilometres an hour (43-50 miles per hour).

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Job scarcity, climate change driving up internal migration

Around 71 percent of internal migrant workers in Bangladesh migrate due to livelihood challenges or a lack of job opportunities, while 69 percent are driven by lower wages, according to a new survey revealed yesterday.

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Main points of the $300 billion climate deal

Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku

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Mild earthquake jolts Rangpur, surrounding areas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake shook Rangpur and its surrounding areas this afternoon

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New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal

Getting a deal on the money has proved slow-going at the talks in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, and the latest draft of the negotiating text arrived several hours later than scheduled as delegates entered, in theory, the closing 48 hours.

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COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?

The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 1400 GMT, but COP summits have a history of running long.

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G20 leaders fail to break UN climate talks deadlock

In a joint statement, the leaders spoke only of the trillions of dollars needed coming "from all sources," without specifying

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Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

"It's like tobacco lobbyists at a conference on lung cancer"

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Climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change.

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No need for yearly climate summit: Prof Yunus

The chief adviser, at COP29, calls for a new economic framework to tackle climate crisis

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Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29

Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research from an international network of scientists at the Global Carbon Project.

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Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost

A group of lenders, including the World Bank, announced a joint goal on Tuesday of increasing this finance to $120 billion by 2030, a roughly 60% increase on the amount in 2023.

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UN climate funding draft narrows options, but obstacles remain

Landing a new accord to boost money for climate action in developing countries is the top priority of negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Azerbaijan.

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Oil, gas 'gift of God', Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29

"Oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, all... are natural resources and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market, because the market needs them."

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Climate action 'will endure' post-Trump: UN climate chief

"Many of you have been reporting on the climate implications of political events in the last weeks. I'll just say this: our process is strong. It's robust, and it will endure," Simon Stiell told reporters at the COP29 talks in Baku.

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COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?

Here is some of the latest climate research

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Climate crisis worsening already 'hellish' refugee situation: UN

In a fresh report, UNHCR pointed to how climate shocks in places like Sudan, Somalia and Myanmar were interacting with conflict to push those already in danger into even more dire situations.

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