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Lors de la COP21, à Paris en 2015, les Etats s'étaient engagés à maintenir la hausse des températures sous le seuil des +1,5°C d'ici la fin du siècle. Or, le dépassement de ce seuil "apparaît désormais inévitable", aux yeux de ce réseau scientifique indépendant.

Lawsuits launched by the previous nationalist government were kept alive under pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

PM Andy Burnham was addressing delegates at the COP31 UN climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.

Lebanon ’s climate targets are being threatened by the environmental destruction wrought by Israel's military campaigns and occupation of the south, Tamara El Zein, Lebanon's Environment Minister, has said. “If we don't take environmental recovery into consideration, some of our targets will not be reached,” Ms El Zein told The National in an interview at th

Ireland's climate youth delegates are at the COP31 climate change conference in Turkey with the aim of making sure the priorities of young people are part of the discussions.

How the ideas behind the Green New Deal got an update for the Trump era.

The UK has appointed Dame Madeleine Alessandri, a former intelligence chief, as its first special representative for climate security, a world first. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-appoints-ex-intelligence-chief-as-first-climate-security-envoy/

New research shows that a quarter of nearly 1,000 cactus species could lose at least 80 percent of their habitat by 2100, due to relentless droughts.

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for grant-based finance and improved resilience and adaptation funds for climate-vulnerable countries at COP31, being held in Turkiye’s Antalya.</p> <p>This year’s <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://cop.sifiratikvakfi.org/en/"><u>summit</u></a> focuses on trans

The U.K. PM used his summit speech to address cost-of-living worries at home.

The prime minister has declared the "climate crisis is upon all of us now" and committed the UK to meeting its 2050 net zero target.

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The United States government has no official presence at the climate talks in Türkiye, marking the second consecutive year the Trump administration has skipped the annual summit.

Britain has spent years urging others to move away from fossil fuels but a spike in fuel prices has changed the political landscape.

COP31 host Turkey has been pushing for a goal to expand electrification at the center of a deal, even as critics say it may do little to curb warming.

<p>Exclusive: Madeleine Alessandri, former chair of joint intelligence committee, will take on role of advising No 10 on climate-related national security risks</p><p>The UK government has appointed the world’s first special representative for climate security, in the strongest sign yet of fears that climate breakdown will bring chaos to the country.</p><p>P

Solwata , a documentary captured in virtual reality and narrated by Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, tells the story of Solomon Islanders forced to abandon their homes as sea levels rise.

A Kiribati government minister is calling for an overhaul to how vulnerable Pacific Island nations access climate funding.

The PM’s comments came after outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders that “fossil fuels must go the way of the dinosaurs”.

Ireland and Tuvalu are closer than we might think, Eliala Fihaki - of Inishbofin ancestry - says at Cop31

<p>Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms</p><p>Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.</p><p>Hil

The Lagos State Government has identified over 300 potential climate projects with an estimated investment value of up to $50bn to attract investors. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-targets-50bn-investment-in-300-climate-projects/

Nigeria has secured a $3m investment for a climate-smart greenhouse farming project in Kano State at the ongoing COP31 climate summit in Türkiye. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-secures-3m-investment-in-climate-smart-agriculture-at-cop31/

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad represented President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the leaders’ summit of the COP31 UN climate conference in the Turkish city of Antalya on Wednesday, calling for affordable climate finance for developing countries and a shift from pledges to delivery. The two-day summit, held on 11 and 12 […]

EXCLUSIVE: With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 31 underway, the results are in from a first-of-its-kind international survey of film and TV industry professionals about climate storytelling. Deadline has seen the survey results, which reveal 71% of people surveyed want to include climate-related storytelling in their work. However, 55% of r

The COP31 climate summit in Turkey has got off to a chaotic start and a familiar dispute over who should pay for tackling climate change is already emerging as the biggest obstacle to progress

Mike Smith's daughter has presented on his now-blocked lawsuit against climate polluters at an event at COP31 in Türkiye.

Many heads of state missing from Cop31 climate summit as outgoing UN chief delivered his final opening address

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Iraq has lost more than half of its agricultural land as worsening climate change devastates the country's farming sector, President Nizar Amidi said Wednesday, calling for stronge...

Guterres says the world must fight harder, accuses the fossil fuel lobby of delaying climate action at critical talks.

<p>181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report</p><p>Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.</p><p>Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe hav

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, arrived in Antalya, Turkey, on Wednesday as head of a high-level UAE delegation attending the Cop31 climate summit. Sheikh Saud is representing President Sheikh Mohamed at the two-day Leaders' Summit, which is being held on November 11 and 12 as part of the wider conference, which runs until November 2

From the Group of Seven countries, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is the only leader expected to attend the summit.

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived at the COP31 Antalya Leaders’ Summit in Turkiye, where he is set to highlight Pakistan’s climate priorities, along with other world leaders.</p> <p>Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya as global greenhouse gas emissions show little sign of falling and

<p>Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfield</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/11/andy-burnham-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-cop31-windfarms-europe-brexit-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Andy Burnham has hailed a reco

<p>Exclusive: Ed Miliband says sci-fi scenarios of destruction ‘now regular occurrences’, as he prepares to address Cop31</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2026/nov/11/climate-crisis-talks-turkey-latest-news-updates">Cop31 live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/11

A rock and ice avalanche and flood in Nepal in August that left thousands of people dead, injured or missing showed that all systems have limits.

Global efforts to tackle climate change were failing to keep pace with the accelerating crisis, the UN chief has warned.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Turkiye for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Record renewable energy growth is driving climate progress in some countries, but Germany and many major emitters are falling behind.

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to highlight Pakistan’s climate priorities at the COP31 Antalya Leaders’ Summit in Turkiye today, with other world leaders joining him in setting out their climate priorities.</p> <p>Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya as global greenhouse gas emissions show littl

Republic one of just four European Union member states not to achieve at least a medium rating

The City of Newcastle bans a climate action group from protesting on community land "now and into the future", sparking fears about the right to peacefully protest.

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — It's time to act decisively and urgently to curb global warming, which is wreaking havoc with deadly floods, heat waves and other disasters, the United Nations chief told world leaders Wednesday as formal talks began at the U.N. climate conference in Turkey.

Este miércoles, en la primera Climate Week Argentina, que continúa hasta el viernes en distintas sedes, se lanza un concurso para fotógrafos profesionales y aficionados que invita a retratar los efectos del cambio climático

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and several other world leaders who failed to attend the UN Climate Conference in Turkey have been awarded the "fossil of the day" title.

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Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Traffic jams and a pared-back agenda have set the tone for a summit where delegates are being quietly warned not to expect too much

“COPs have become greenwashed circuses. That is the reality,” said climate activist Greta Thunberg upon arriving at the COP31 summit in Türkiye.

Opposition criticises inertia while document is further screened with year drawing to a close

The Government has been told to "pull the finger out" and publish the Climate Action Plan for 2026

Turkey did not invite Israel ’s leaders to participate in the Cop31 climate summit, citing the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza as the reason for its refusal, the minister running the talks has said. “As the host country for the leaders’ summit, we did not send an invitation to Israel,” Cop31 President Murat Kurum, who is also Turkey's Minister of Envir

<p>Nearly 200 countries will participate in this year&rsquo;s climate talks, held in Antalya, T&uuml;rkiye</p>

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin pointed to Canada's work on methane emissions and electrification Monday in defence of her government's climate policy before this week's annual United Nations climate conference.

From EVs and electric buses on the road, heat pumps warming homes and solar panels powering appliances, the shift to electrifying tech is already in full swing. But what exactly does "electrification" mean?

Lessons learned from a rushed resettlement in Mexico underscore what governments owe to climate-displaced communities — not only after homes wash away, but also long before.

The war in Iran and new renewables have caused global greenhouse emissions to fall as United Nations climate talks kick off in Turkey.

People cannot wait for latest round of promises from Cop31