BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has compared the “genocide of the Palestinian people” to the future of countries in the Global South in the face of the climate crisis. “Genocide and barbaric acts unleashed against the Palestinian people is what awaits those who are fleeing the south because of the climate crisis...
ANKARA (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has blamed Israel for the country’s climate crisis, saying the Israeli army’s aggressive use of bombings, particularly phosphorus weapons, has caused irreparable damage to more than 5,000 square meters of agricultural land and forests. “The serious environmental deterioration in Le...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s president Emmanuel Macron encouraged G7 countries on Friday to stop using coal by 2030. He enumerated several key points to improve the fight against climate change during an address to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. The “primary priority” for the most developed countries i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN chief has warned of the catastrophic effects of climate change, saying that “humanity’s fate hangs in the balance.” “The climate challenge is not just another issue in your inbox. Protecting our climate is the world’s greatest test of leadership. I urge you to lead,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – AFP The president of the COP28 told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on Monday that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis. “For too long, this industry has been viewed as part of the problem, that it’s not doing enough and in […]
Benghazi, Libya — AFP In a Libyan hospital ward, trauma and grief mix with disbelief and anger among the survivors of the flood disaster that killed untold thousands in the devastated city of Derna. A tsunami-sized flash flood crashed through the Mediterranean city, razing entire neighbourhoods, after two upstream dams burst amid torrent...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Extreme weather patterns being seen around the world are “just a sign of things to come,” the UN’s top climate official has warned. All these climate disasters, from droughts to wildfires and floods, serve as stark reminders of the urgent need for accelerated action, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN […]...
ANKARA (AA) – The summer of 2023 was the hottest ever recorded, the UN’s weather agency said on Wednesday. “It was the hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the second hottest ever month after July 2023,” according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EU’s Copernicus Climate Change ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged a staggering $4.5 billion in investments to boost clean energy projects in Africa. Making the announcement during the inaugural Africa Climate Summit being held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber said: “The initiative will prioriti...
Okara, Pakistan — AFP The coursing floods in eastern Pakistan first swallowed Nasreen Bibi’s corn crop, then the cattle that fed on it, and finally her family home. They retreated to the roof to escape the rising water, before fleeing for their lives by boat. “We didn’t bring any of our belongings with us, everything [&...
