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Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh.
With limited time still in power, President Barack Obama is staking his final two years on climate change, pushing the issue to the front of his agenda as he seeks to leave an imprint on the world that will endure after he's gone.
Allowing the climate change we're now causing to continue would virtually guarantee that human beings will be the first species in the planet's history bring on a mass extinction of life on Earth.
Small volcanic eruptions could be slowing global warming by spewing sulfur aerosols that reach the upper atmosphere and reflect sunlight away from the Earth, US scientists said Tuesday.
The Mayor inspired me and others to ask him to add climate change to his own progressive agenda by speaking out against the Keystone XL pipeline. Any truly progressive push must reject dirty energy, must begin to develop a comprehensive plan for New York City that is both a defense against climate change while at the same time innovating and encouraging a truly world-class renewable energy development strategy.
Unfair competition between transport sectors is one of the biggest obstacles in reducing polluting emissions in Europe, says Michael Cramer MEP. Communities should also change their mobility patterns in order to safeguard the environment.
Greg Hunt promises ‘robust scrutiny’ at International Whaling Commission but gives no commitment to raise issue directly with Japan
The joint announcement of US and Chinese post-2020 climate targets last week has put valuable momentum behind UN talks to secure a legally binding global target for CO2 emissions, says Todd Stern. But there is no guarantee that Russia will not use the negotiations for political leverage in the Ukraine conflict, he warns.
Drilling for shale gas remains under an unlimited ban, said German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, dismissing media reports of government intentions to soften the fracking ban. But she did not rule out certain "rare" exceptions.
A fleet of four Polynesian vaka travelled to Sydney for the World Parks Congress carrying a simple message: the ocean may be vast but it is not limitless, and it needs protecting
Bureau of Meteorology predicts a 70% chance of an El Niño by summer’s end, bringing warmer temperatures and lower rainfall across Australia
The European Union has told Russia that its system of oil export duties breaks World Trade Organization rules by discriminating in favour of China and against European buyers, diplomats with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday (18 November).
French president says fund, rejected by Australia, is crucial to bringing developing countries on board to make a legally binding deal
Coalition of Republicans and Democrats fell just one vote short of 60 needed for controversial bill to pass, despite GOP pledge to take up legislation in January
Group hopes to kick-start wind and solar projects that have stalled because of uncertainty over the renewable energy target
Supporting developing countries, through the GCF, to help reduce their emissions is an essential step in international efforts to tackle climate change
Indian think tank says the US-China climate deal is neither historic nor ambitious, and would lead to dangerous temperature rises
Apparent recovery of Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks prompts decision by 48 countries to raise fishing quotas for species
President Obama has shown great leadership in tackling global warming, but his legacy may hinge on Keystone XL
Iran’s foreign minister says deal is possible but ‘excessive demands’ by west could derail chances of agreement in Vienna
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