Environment
Greta Thunberg Leads Climate Protest Blocking Swedish Parliament Entrances
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, along with a group of like-minded activists, took a bold stance by blocking the main entrances to Sweden's parliament, Reuters reports. Their action is a direct response to what they perceive as political inaction regarding climate change, emphasizing the urgent need for decisive measures to combat the global crisis.
Climate Engineering to fight Global Warming? What could go wrong!
On June 30, the White House published a report about research into a possible plan to artificially block sunlight to prevent the warming of the Earth
Where UNESCO World Heritage Is In Danger (infographic)
A look at the current list of cultural World Heritage sites in danger shows that many are located in war zones and unstable states
Most money goes to a small number of creatures
Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet federal government data reveals striking disparities in how much money is allocated to save various biological kingdoms.
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Türkiye sees warmest November in over five decades
Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki has announced that the hottest November of the last five decades was experienced in 2023, while the average temperature in November was 3.2 degrees above the normal temperature averages.
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Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
After 13 days of talks and another sleepless night in a country built on oil wealth, the Emirati leadership of the COP28 summit banged a gavel to signal the world had reached consensus.
UN draft deal calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels
A draft U.N. climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.
Greece going green
Greece is on the right side of history with respect to the environment - and that holds true across the political spectrum.
Unlike what we see in other western countries, and despite the expected criticism from opposition parties on specific acts or measures by the government, there seems to be a broad acceptance for the need to "go green" by both progressives and conservatives.
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2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' November
This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said yesterday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to act on climate change.
Putin to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE, host of COP28 climate talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will visit both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as Dubai hosts the United Nations' COP28 climate talks — despite facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over the war in Ukraine.