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Fall reported by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as UN calls for accelerated action in buildings sector to meet global climate goals.
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“Green Passion from AUB to the world” was the title of a lecture delivered by AFED secretary general Najib Saab at the American University of Beirut (AUB), as part of the Keepers of the Land lecture series, at the invitation of the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU). He ended addressing the students: “It is Your Turn, Keep Your Passion Alive.” ...more |
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Stinking mounds of fly-covered garbage lie strewn throughout Gaza amid the rubble from Israel's devastating military campaign, spilling out along roadsides and between the tents where most of the shattered enclave's people live.
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With the pace of climate change speeding up, extreme weather and other impacts are taking an increasing toll on populations and environments across the globe. Here are some of the developments this year in climate science:
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Billed as the “Amazon COP”, the UN climate talks will see the debut of Brazil’s flagship fund to “reward” tropical countries for keeping their forests intact.
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Billionaire Bill Gates' foundation will spend at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia access technologies for adapting to extreme weather, the organization's CEO told Reuters.
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The implementation of climate policies by governments is slowing, widening the gap between policy action and climate commitments. The OECD Climate Action Monitor 2025finds that, based on its Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework (CAPMF), the number and stringency of policies increased by only 1% in 2024, confirming a loss of momentum since 2022. ...more |
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New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting and carbon-intensive activities should be explored as key ways of raising the finance needed to help poor countries, governments have been told in an influential report.
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Record wildfires and rising temperatures are threatening decades of forest growth in the northern hemisphere, potentially turning vital carbon sinks into carbon emitters, a new U.N. report said on Wednesday.
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Faced with droughts and sharper competition, Greek rice farmers are tapping into a new revenue stream: selling their cheap, broken rice to wedding goers instead of discarding it or using it for animal feed.
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