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Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30 17/11/2025
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30 With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise. ...more
‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action 14/11/2025
‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva set the tone at the opening session, declaring that the battle for truth has become just as critical as the fight to cut emissions. COP30 must mark “a new defeat for climate denialists,” he said.  ...more
EU lawmakers back further weakening of sustainability law 14/11/2025
EU lawmakers back further weakening of sustainability law European Union lawmakers backed further cuts to the bloc's corporate sustainability law on Thursday, following months of pressure from companies and some governments demanding the EU weakens its rules. ...more
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds 14/11/2025
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found. ...more
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate 14/11/2025
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate The world's burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show. ...more
Cop climate summit websites ‘produce more carbon than average sites’ 14/11/2025
Cop climate summit websites ‘produce more carbon than average sites’ Between 1995 and 2024 when the last Cop conference was held, average emissions from the websites had risen by more than 13,000%, according to data. ...more
EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay 13/11/2025
EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay European Union member states are seeking to postpone the implementation of the bloc's anti-deforestation law by another year, an EU negotiating draft dated November 10 shows. ...more
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report 13/11/2025
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research. ...more
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA 13/11/2025
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling. ...more
China planning renewable energy expansion beyond power sector 13/11/2025
China planning renewable energy expansion beyond power sector China's energy administration said on Wednesday that it will push renewable energy use beyond the power sector over the next five years, aiming to better absorb the country's booming wind and solar output. ...more
 
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