Turkey formally ratifies four agreements as it prepares to host COP31
Four agreements signed off by President Erdoğan formalize Turkey's commitments ahead of hosting COP31 in Antalya.
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Nepal demands $20 million from big polluters after glacier collapse kills 1,300
Nepal's Foreign Minister says the world's largest emitters must "wake up" and pay for the disaster that helped cause a deadly glacier collapse.
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China's factories are quietly weaning off coal, new analysis finds
New Ember analysis finds clean electricity met all of China's growth in power demand in 2025, and coal generation fell for the first time in a decade.
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The world is adapting to extreme heat, just not fast enough to keep up
Western Europe's heat waves killed at least 35,000 people this summer. The WHO calls it a "dress rehearsal" for what's coming.
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Plug-in hybrids pollute six times more than their official ratings say: New EU data
New EU data shows plug-in hybrids emit six times what official lab tests claim, and the gap is widening year over year.
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Mayors of Paris, Milan, and Phoenix unite to combat escalating urban heat
In a collaborative piece for The Guardian, the leaders of three major cities detail how they are exchanging policies and redesigning urban infrastructure to protect residents from the deadliest climate hazard.
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Swiss farmers adopt 'slow water' techniques to combat extreme weather
To counter the devastating impacts of climate change, including prolonged droughts and torrential downpours, a new agricultural initiative in Switzerland is helping farmers retain water in their soil, secure livestock feed, and reduce reliance on external irrigation.
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Early climate change exposure hinders children's education, researchers warn
A comprehensive review originally published by The Conversation indicates that experiencing extreme weather during pregnancy and infancy can severely damage a child's long-term academic potential, calling for stronger social safety nets to protect vulnerable families.
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Changes to Canada's climate now 'irreversible': Government report
A new federal report indicates that the impacts of climate change in Canada are largely irreversible, with average temperatures projected to rise by at least 3.5 degrees celsius by the end of the century.
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Combining clean air and climate change actions can yield massive economic and health benefits, UN-backed report finds
A joint assessment reveals that simultaneously tackling air pollution and climate change through 25 coordinated policy measures can save millions of lives, significantly reduce global warming, and deliver approximately $15 in economic returns for every dollar invested.
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UN report warns of imminent 1.5-degree temperature breach, urges immediate climate action
A newly released United Nations report indicates the planet is on track to surpass the critical 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, prompting urgent calls from UN leadership to accelerate mitigation efforts and limit the duration of the overshoot.
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Disaster scenarios shelved: CMIP7 proves realistic in climate models
Climate models referenced by the scientific world have been updated. According to new data, the most pessimistic warming forecast based on excessive coal consumption has been reduced, while a temporary exceedance of the critical 1.5 degree target is now considered "inevitable".
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