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The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, aimed to advance global commitments to address the climate crisis but became enmeshed in controversies over repression, geopolitical tensions, and accusations of hypocrisy. The Azerbaijani government’s actions against climate activists and the political backdrop of the event have raised pressing concerns about the […]
A massive coral, thought to be the largest ever recorded, has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands, drawing global attention to its size and environmental significance. The coral, which extends about 111 feet across and 104 feet in length, spans an area comparable to two basketball courts and can be seen from space. […]
Are We United or Divided in The Fight Against Climate Change? The World Meteorological Organization believes 2024 will be the hottest year on record, with the global average temperature between January and September being 1.54 (±0.13) °C above the pre-industrial level. However, even in the face of this information, many people worldwide do not view […]
COP29 (Picture credit: AP) Azerbaijan‘s “doors are still open”, the COP29 presidency’s lead negotiator said Thursday after France’s ecology minister pulled out of the UN climate summit over “unacceptable” remarks by President Ilham Aliyev.Aliyev used a speech at COP on Wednesday to attack Paris for alleged colonial “crimes” and “human rights violations” in its overseas […]
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion have reached an unprecedented peak in 2024, with the Global Carbon Project reporting a projected 37.4 billion tonnes of fossil CO2 emissions, a 0.8% increase from 2023. The report underscores an urgent call for emissions reduction as the world’s annual output of CO2 from fossil fuels and land-use […]
The Sprint to Cut Climate Super Pollutants: COP 29 Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 GHGs Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson November 12, 2024 The United States, People’s Republic of China, and Azerbaijan today convened a Summit to accelerate actions to cut emissions of methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases, which account for half […]
Article content OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s re-election in the United States will not impact Canada’s commitment to fighting climate change, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday. Guilbeault is in Azerbaijan this week for the annual United Nations climate change conference, which includes discussions about each country’s progress toward lowering their greenhouse gas emissions as committed […]
Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land – in many places – is alternately choked in drought or inundated with floods. As for us humans, we are engaged in warfare on multiple continents, far-right movements are ascendant across the world and, as of […]
And then, the main dilemma: Who has to take responsibility for what? The so-called global south is pressing for money to tread a path from developed countries to those left behind, who have not played a historical role in the climate crisis. The industrialized world, on the other hand, demands commitments on decarbonization from developing […]
As the world reels from a year of record heat and looks all but certain to suffer another, delegates from nearly 200 countries have descended on Baku, Azerbaijan, for this year’s United Nations climate summit—known as COP29—which runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 22. This summit’s primary focus is a contentious one: money. Developing nations […]