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Climate War Shock
THE war between the US-Israel and Iran catapulted a regional conflict into a systemic shock within an already fragile global economy, causing a dangerous rupture in…
Topic: Climate change
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LA Fires: Changing Climate Demands Constant and Focused Preparation
The fires in Los Angeles are estimated to be the most expensive disaster in US history at US$250–275 billion, or 24 to 26 percent of Australia’s…
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The Atlantic is at Risk of Circulation Collapse – It Would Mean Even Greater Climate Chaos Across Europe
Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in…
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We May Be Underestimating The Climate Risk to Crops
The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study that researchers said should be a "wake up call" about…
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Climate Nears Point of no Return as Land, Sea Temperatures Break Records: experts
The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set…
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What We Need Now From the Leadership of COP28
Countless lives can be saved by putting national interests aside and spearheading a fossil fuel phase-out at this year’s COP. There is a big difference between…
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SDG and Climate Change
In this context, collective action is required to address the problems associated with climate change Progress and modernity on the back of the industrial revolution came…
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The Global Climate System’s Himalayan Hotspot
As temperatures rise, the Himalayas are experiencing accelerated glacial melt, with dire consequences for water supplies and ecosystems far and wide. Unfortunately, the current reshuffling of…
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The Climate Emergency and Urgency of System Change
The most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released in March warns that global warming is “more likely than not” on course…
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Developing Countries are Key to Climate Action
Developing countries will be the most severely affected by accelerating climate change and, even excluding China from the calculation, are likely to emit more than half…
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Tax the Rich to Save the Planet
As the IPCC’s latest report makes clear, averting the worst effects of climate change demands a profound economic transformation in the next decade. Achieving it will…
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In Wildlife Conservation, Gender Equality Brings Win-Win Returns
Biologists placing jaguar and biodiversity monitoring camera traps on cattle farms with anti-predation measures. Photo: Ricardo Moreno, GWP Panama project Environmental degradation, illegal wildlife trade, and…