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Australia pledges $50m for climate 'loss and damage' fund, ramps up Cop31 host bid - video

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:50:35 +0000

Australia and Turkey are both lobbying to host Cop31, the world's annual United Nations climate change negotiations planned for 2026. The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, said Australia wants to co-host Cop31 'in partnership with our Pacific family'. Bowen also announced a $50m contribution to loss and damage caused by the climate crisis.

California and Pacific north-west brace for an atmospheric river – but what is it?

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:24:21 +0000

Powerful storm is predicted to be strongest region has seen this season, causing ‘life-threatening’ conditions

Northern California and the Pacific north-west are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm that will bring enough heavy rain and winds to potentially cause power outages and flash flooding.

Eight times more children will face extreme heatwaves by 2050s, Unicef says

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:01:22 +0000

Without action on climate crisis, far greater numbers will also experience floods, wildfires and droughts, according to report

Eight times as many children around the world will be exposed to extreme heatwaves in the 2050s, and three times as many will face river floods compared with the 2000s if current trends continue, according to the UN.

Carcass of giant fin whale draws scores of onlookers to Alaska beach

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:46:13 +0000

Endangered whale measuring 47ft washes up in Anchorage as scientists seek explanation for animal’s death

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death.

Salmon are ‘coming home’ to spawn in Klamath River after dams are removed

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:47:33 +0000

Years long fight by local tribes has paid off after four dams, which had blocked passage for fish for decades, came down

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.

China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:16 +0000

Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’

China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries in the same way as some of the poorest African nations are, according to a growing number of delegates from poorer country at the Cop29 UN climate talks.

England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:00:08 +0000

Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’

England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.

The chief executives told the Guardian that soon the spaces would become “paper parks” designated by a “brown sign on the motorway” and they will have to “turn the lights off, close the doors and put up closed signs” if the cuts go ahead.

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:04:40 +0000

Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown

What we’ve learned in the five years since our first environment pledge

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:47 +0000

An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability

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Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:14 +0000

Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegations

Cop29 climate summit – live updates

Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, analysis shows.