Justin Trudeau’s narrow victory lays path for net zero carbon Canada
After losing majority, Liberals may seek support of progressive parties, opening door for Canada to leap ahead. But some provinces
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Australia admits it is on its own using cringe carbon loophole
Comment: Governments need to agree the rules over how to use carbon markets to cut emissions, but they shouldn’t take
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What is the real cost of cheap Russian gas?
Comment: Few people in the West think about the ethics of buying fossil fuels from Vladimir Putin’s Russia Are Europeans
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Extinction Rebellion at a crossroads
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Canada’s climate change election – cheat sheet
Scandal-hit Justin Trudeau has put climate action at the centre of his re-election pitch. What are his Liberals, and their
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After 1,600 arrests, Extinction Rebellion fights for right to protest in UK
Facing a total ban on their protest in London, the activists are now embroiled in a struggle for their right
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Tuesday’s Daily Brief: UNICEF child health report, Peacekeeping operations end in Haiti, Syria-Turkey latest, Haitian migrants deported from Bahamas
‘Alarmingly high’ number of children malnourished worldwide: UNICEF report Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and
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Extinction Rebellion eyes legal challenge after police ban protesters from London
The move prompted a group of politicians and campaigners to protest in Trafalgar Square in defiance of the ban Extinction
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In Tanzania, ownership of the forest offers new prospects for old loggers
In one of Africa’s fastest deforesting nations, community control over the land offers villages new income, infrastructure and dignity Yusuph
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After 11 days of civil unrest, Ecuador reinstates fossil fuel subsidies
Cuts to subsidies, imposed without an alternative, led to price rises, strife and, eventually, a government backdown Calm has returned
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UN chief praises Japanese climate resilience, as Typhoon Hagibis cleanup begins
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has described the typhoon as one of the highest impact storms to hit Japan in
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Reducing disaster risk, a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres
Mr. Guterres pointed out the “horrendous suffering” that disasters can inflict, and the decades of development gains wiped out “in
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After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
He leads up the Ambition Team, which analyses the climate commitments made by countries, regions and cities across the world,
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UN migration agency launches $10 million appeal to support hurricane recovery in The Bahamas
The funding will support IOM operations in areas such as camp coordination and management, provision of shelter and non-food items,
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Climate emergency: City mayors are ‘world’s first responders’, says UN chief
In his opening remarks to the C40 World Mayors Summit – a forum for member cities to present innovative actions
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