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![Peru and US strike $20 mln Amazon-focused debt for nature deal Peru and US strike $20 mln Amazon-focused debt for nature deal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ce78e8ee-66d2-442c-9365-5392bb74b6f4_.jpeg) |
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The United States has struck a deal with Peru that will help the Latin American country restore and protect some of its parts of the Amazon rainforest in return for a $20 million cut in its debt. ...more |
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![G20 agrees to pursue tripling renewables capacity but stop short of major goals G20 agrees to pursue tripling renewables capacity but stop short of major goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_01fcfb37-b835-4a96-82e5-cb6daeafa350_.jpeg) |
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G20 leaders on Saturday agreed to pursue tripling renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and accepted the need to phase-down unabated coal power, but stopped short of setting major climate goals. ...more |
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![U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c723413a-1275-41a0-ab65-695c18abcc09_.jpeg) |
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The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis. ...more |
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![Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-September, study says Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-September, study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a71c78d3-0602-4f50-9ed6-9f152f043d6d_.jpeg) |
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Nearly all of the world's population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a peer-reviewed research report published late on Thursday. ...more |
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![IMF and World Bank pledge stronger collaboration on climate change IMF and World Bank pledge stronger collaboration on climate change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4fb02a0c-6945-4e69-b840-2f9b3261c7d9_.jpeg) |
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The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Thursday that the two bodies will enhance joint efforts to tackle the “existential threat of climate change”, as the world continues to grapple with economic challenges. ...more |
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![British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_af2236de-d95f-40b1-b09a-fdb893560553_.jpeg) |
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Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius (91.8 degrees Fahrenheit) at London's Kew Gardens. ...more |
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![Religious leaders to take part in Abu Dhabi summit on road to Cop28 Religious leaders to take part in Abu Dhabi summit on road to Cop28](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_278276cf-1099-4393-8ce5-845e0dd1ed43_.jpeg) |
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Faith leaders will come together in Abu Dhabi in the lead-up to Cop28 to highlight the crucial role the world's religions can play in the fight against climate change. ...more |
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![African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9e9fdae2-b156-42c9-b9be-5783e66bc1df_.jpeg) |
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African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November's COP28 summit. ...more |
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![Developing countries propose $100bn climate damage fund Developing countries propose $100bn climate damage fund](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ca250173-6a04-4de1-9ae8-a7a44597ac84_.jpeg) |
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Developing countries have proposed that a new U.N. fund unlocks at least $100 billion by 2030 to address irreversible damage caused by climate change, as states prepare to discuss who will benefit and who will pay in at the U.N. COP28 climate summit.
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![Singapore opens research centre to fight rising sea levels Singapore opens research centre to fight rising sea levels](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_357feaa5-2251-4e6f-9c10-07e7c6390e3d_.jpeg) |
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Singapore launched a research facility on Thursday to find long-term solutions to protect it from the rise in sea levels from climate change that could put the country's low-lying land at risk of inundation. ...more |
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