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UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should not host the talks if they don’t support the phase out of fossil energy.
UN climate talks haven't improved Earth's climate prognosis in 3 years
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday.
UN Climate Talks ‘Outdated And Ineffective,’ Say Leading Experts
Recently, some high-profile experts-the former UN secretary-general and a former UN climate chief-advocated for a climactic shake-up of the United Nations' COP climate talks.
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get
For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth's projected warming
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — and recent developments in China and the United States are likely to slightly worsen the outlook,
At U.N. climate talks, many leaders take a pass on an ‘unmissable’ moment
The annual U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, comes as Earth is on track to endure its hottest year on record, and ...
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The world’s biggest polluters and strongest economies — China and the United States — aren’t sending their No. 1s. Neither ...
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money
The COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how much money will flow from rich nations to poor to try ...
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2024 shatters heat records: Earth's hottest year is here
2024 may be a record-shattering year of intense heat, not just for us humans, but also for our planet. In this very year, we ...
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Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find
Plastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerbating climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean ...
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon ...
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‘COP Fatigue’: Experts Warn That Size and Spectacle of Global Climate Summit Is Hindering Progress
Streamlining the process by breaking up the annual climate conference into smaller events could speed progress toward ...