A report by the World Meteorological Organization reveals global greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record last year, locking the planet into a path of rising temperatures for years ahead. The annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin by the organization reveals carbon dioxide concentrations have increased 11.4 % in 20 years. Secretary-...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz used the climate portion of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate with Republican Sen. JD Vance to lambast GOP nominee Donald Trump’s pledge to give the oil and gas industry free rein in exchange for a billion dollars in campaign donations. That offer is the subject of an ongoing Senate investigation. Walz […]...
LONDON (AA) – Two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting in 2022 have been jailed by a London court. Anna Holland, 22, and Phoebe Plummer, 23, have been jailed for their controversial protest to raise awareness about climate change at the National Gallery in October 2022. Holland and Plummer — [&...
The United States has pledged $202 million to support Bangladesh. The grant aims to promote good governance, social and economic opportunities, and strengthen Bangladesh’s resilience against climate challenges. Led by Assistant Treasury Secretary Brent Neiman, a US team met with President Muhammad Yunus in the capital Dhaka. This marks the f...
More than 2,100 environmental activists were killed worldwide between 2012 and 2023, with Latin America holding the highest percentage globally. The new report by Global Witness said an estimated 196 land and environmental defenders were killed globally in 2023 alone. The report found Colombia was the deadliest country in the world for environ...
The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, with deaths from cholera reaching 185. Sudan’s Health Ministry says about 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including six deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Qadarif. This brings the total number of cholera cases in the seven […]
Beijing, China — AFP United States climate envoy John Podesta on Friday said that plans were moving forward for another summit with China on reducing emissions of methane and other highly polluting non-CO2 gases. China is the world’s leading emitter of climate change-inducing greenhouse gases, including methane, followed by the Uni...
Los Angeles, United States AFP A punishing heat wave gripping California and parts of the southwestern United States intensified on Thursday as forecasters warned of dangerous temperatures. An excessive heat warning has been extended into the weekend, with experts flagging a heightened risk of wildfires as the mercury soars and humidity levels...
Feni – AFP River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month [&hel...
Apia, Samoa — AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that some Pacific territories face “annihilation” from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels. On a visit to Samoa, he said the fate of the Pacific islands depended on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Nea...
