Azerbaijan’s president slams ‘colonial’ French, Dutch overseas territories at COP29
Ilham Aliyev also accused the European Parliament of sharing responsibility for deadly riots in New Caledonia.
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Trump’s return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks
Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
UN chief issues ‘SOS’ for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday (27 August) ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was “uniquely exposed” to the impact of rising sea levels.