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President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will be at the forefront of efforts to co...

A new Lancet report finds the number of heat-related deaths has been growing since the 2015 Paris Agreement, despite real gains from the climate pact.

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- A foundation led by former U.N. Secretary-General Ban...

Many detrimental health indicators linked to climate change are moving in the wrong direction, the report's authors said.

Heat, drought and storms linked to climate change are already killing millions worldwide. Researchers want global warming to be declared a global health emergency as the health harms from it escalate faster than ever.

Türkiye’s ambassador to Nigeria has called for a decisive shift from climate pledges to practical action, urging improved climate finance for developing na Read More: https://punchng.com/turkiye-urges-shift-from-climate-pledges-to-action-ahead-of-cop31/

Standard Bank cannot market itself as a champion of human rights and green progress while it bankrolls environmental destruction and community dispossession in east Africa. This matter is now before South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board.

The Commission says it's not giving up on slashing emissions but acknowledges that's no longer enough.

All that's left of a gargantuan ice sheet that once covered nearly 30 percent of North America is a Delaware-size ice cap in Canada. Scientists have found that the ice cap began to expand around 2,000 years ago—a sign of a new ice age—but it started shrinking in the 1960s

The UNFCCC’s 2026 NDC Synthesis Report found that even full implementation, including conditional pledges, would cut emissions only 9% below 2019 levels by 2035

Readers discuss the federal Coalition’s retreat from its climate policy to fund budget cuts.

Rising energy demand, driven by changing lifestyles and the growth of AI, is adding pressure to the global energy transition, IRENA chief Francesco La Camera told CNA's Roland Lim.

<p>Letter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plans</p><p>Andy Burnham will “sleepwalk” into climate disaster if he fails to get a grip on a series of important policies whose combined impact could scupper plans to reach net zero, campaigners have said.</p><p>Big decisions on <a href="http

The latest climate pledges put forth by nations will cut global greenhouse gas emissions just 6% by 2035, a UN report has said, weeks before COP31 talks in Turkey.

Coalition to argue 18-point plan will show it has not downgraded climate ambitions, as Opposition claims

Oxfam research shows wealthiest contribute most to climate change but escape its consequences

We will all pay for this negligence. And it doesn’t have to be this way

Residents of Serua Island want to protect their ancestral home and the culture linked to it. The island also boasts "$100 million views."

Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data have overtaken climate change as the top risk among experts worldwide, underscoring growing concerns that technological development is advancing faster than regulators' ability to prepare for its potential consequences, says French insurer Axa.

An NGO has trained 100 women farmers in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, on climate education and sustainable farming practices to improve their livelihoods. Read More: https://punchng.com/climate-change-ngo-trains-nasarawa-women-farmers-in-smart-agriculture/

A ministerial meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister T. Siddique also decided to formulate short- and long-term plans to mitigate the effects of climate change

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence is navigating backlash against data centers — and clean energy — in his bid for Congress.

The "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting worse.

Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.

Markets are pricing in a fifth rate hike next week after the RBA’s chief economist Sarah Hunter told 60 Minutes the bank was “not quite” done with tackling inflation.

Angus Taylor publishes fresh costings for proposed cuts to Labor's climate and housing policies.

The Albanese government signed a $680,000 contract with Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour to provide meeting rooms for several pre-COP events in September, while pre-COP in Fiji cost more than previously reported.

A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.

At a global conference in smog-hit Malaysia, scientists outlined how the Earth's natural systems are buckling due to warming.

Concerns about utility bills, data centers, and pollution show why Black Americans want action from elected officials.

OPINION: Hipkins had another bad day at the office with a smoko room quip, a reader says.

By combining immediate humanitarian relief with long-term urban planning, the Durban Coalition and Gift of the Givers demonstrate how grassroots solidarity can protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather.

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23 (Reuters)&nbsp;-&nbsp;Nepal will receive $20m in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in August, the government said late on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

The UN climate fund has agreed to set aside US$20 million in aid for flood-hit Nepal, marking its first funding decision, though the money still requires final approval.

The UN climate fund has agreed to set aside US$20 million in aid for flood-hit Nepal, marking its first funding decision, though the money still requires final approval.

The key goals of the Paris agreement will not be achieved

Health care should evolve to accommodate a changing climate and an increased risk of associated diseases, officials said as they laid out a blueprint for future services. The Ministry of Health and Prevention has identified six areas of climate-related concern as priorities in future planning for health services. They include heat-related illnesses, heart an

The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains.

A UNILAG professor proposes a new Federal Ministry of Energy and Climate Change to unify Nigeria’s petroleum, gas, renewable, and electricity sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/don-proposes-new-ministry-for-energy-climate-change/

Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.

<p>Climate campaigners have condemned the UK government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield. Critics argue the move will put climate targets at risk, while failing to reduce energy bills and the cost of living crisis. But there could be a significant victory for green activists when it comes to the much larger Rosebank oilfield, with the

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hosted a training programme on incorporating climate risks into micro- and macro-level stress testing for central banks, with the participation of 25 representatives from 11 central banks in member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), alongside a delegation from the COMESA Monetary Institute (C

<p>This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands </p><p>When the news broke that the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea-approved">UK government had approved the Jackdaw gasfield</a>, I was at a Guardian climate event at the Royal Geo

With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting damage will this have?

How Jackdaw ignites arguments over climate and costs

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

<p>Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-labour-andy-burnham-zack-polanski-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Climate campaigners and gree

PARIS (FRANCE) - Global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century, the UN warned on Wednesday.

The world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree temperature limit, with Donald Trump's US withdrawal from climate action worsening the outlook, according to a UN report. But there is a small silver lining.

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.

Exceeding a key global climate target is now "imminent and unavoidable", United Nations (UN) scientists have warned.

Several papers lead on remarks from the Duke of Sussex yesterday, where he said he hoped to reconcile with his family.

The EPP is taking aim at a new carbon price on driving and heating, and rules on methane emissions.