Climate change
Climate activist Greta Thunberg slams Boris Johnson over COP private jet
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson jetted in to the make-or-break COP26 conference from Rome where he was attending a G20 meeting.
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Algerian farmer's olive oil wins global recognition
An Algerian farmer won first prize at the Dubai Olive Oil Competition in the Extra Virgin Early Harvest category and he won silver at the Japan Olive Oil Prize.
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Climate anxiety likely to worsen in SA, warns expert
Climate change is harming people's mental wellbeing and the impact will only get worse, warned psychologist Garret Barnwell.
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Beijing shuts roads, playgrounds amid heavy smog after coal spike
A thick haze of smog blanketed swathes of northern China on Friday, with visibility in some areas reduced to less than 200 metres (yards), according to the country's weather forecaster.
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G20 agrees on 1.5 degree target ahead of UN climate talks
G20 leaders committed to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and pledged action on the use of coal, according to a final draft communique.
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Pope calls for 'urgent' response to climate crisis at COP26
Pope Francis said on Friday in a message released ahead of the COP26 summit that leaders must respond 'urgently' to the climate crisis.
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World faces growing threat of 'unbearable' heatwaves
From Death Valley to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent to sub-Saharan Africa, global warming has already made daily life unbearable for millions of people.
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UN chief 'very worried' over possible COP26 failure
Held between 31 October and 12 November, the Glasgow gathering is seen as a crucial step in setting worldwide emission targets to slow global warming.
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ALEX LENFERNA: President Ramaphosa's vital climate test: firing Gwede Mantashe
President Ramaphosa’s promises on climate change are rendered empty by his continued support of Minister Mantashe and his polluting coal, oil and gas agenda, writes Alex Lenferna.
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UK watchdog slams government's failed green homes plan
The Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme allowed homeowners to apply for up to £10,000 ($13,600, 11,700 euros) for the installation of energy efficiency improvements and low-carbon heat measures.
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Acceleration of global warming 'code red' for humanity
The IPCC says the threshold will be breached around 2050, no matter how aggressively humanity draws down carbon pollution.
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Firefighters try to stop Greek island blaze from reaching forest
Firefighters were putting the priority on saving the villages of Kamatriades and Galatsades to stem the fire's spread into thick forest.
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Thunberg says UN climate draft forces world to 'face reality'
While the draft from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed that the "situation is very dire" and that there is a "need to act right now", the 18-year-old climate activist said it also made her hopeful since it "could wake people up".
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G7 to agree climate, conservation targets as summit ends
The group of leading economies, holding their first in-person gathering in nearly two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, will agree to protect at least 30% of both land and ocean globally by the end of the decade.
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Oil majors vow energy transition - at their own pace
Last week alone, a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash its greenhouse gas emissions, and investors used shareholder meetings to install activist board members at US oil giant ExxonMobil and demand deeper emissions cuts at rival Chevron.
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Shell ordered to cut emissions in landmark Dutch climate case
Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 as it is contributing to the "dire" consequences of climate change, the court in The Hague ruled.
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Prince Charles launches tree-planting drive for Queen's jubilee
The 72-year-old heir to the throne urged everyone in the country to join him and "plant a tree for the jubilee from October, when planting begins.
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Upcoming talks 'last chance' to prevent climate disaster: UK
COP26 will bring together climate negotiators from 196 countries and the EU, along with businesses, experts and world leaders.
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Climate harm puts brakes on buying Teslas with bitcoin
Elon Musk has touted a vision of Tesla making electric cars mainstream, shifting drivers away from combustion engines that pump out emissions that contribute to climate change.
