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Greta Thunberg tells EU to stop 'pretending' on climate
The European Union must stop "pretending that you can be a climate leader and still go on building and subsidising new fossil fuel infrastructure," the Swedish activist told a committee hearing at the European Parliament.
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'The world is on fire,' Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
Known simply as Greta, 17-year-old Thunberg has captured the imagination of many young people with impassioned demands for world leaders to take urgent action.
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Greta met Malala: young activists pictured together in Oxford
Both women shot to worldwide fame after standing up for major global issues: climate change and women’s education.
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Sweden creates $1m prizes for sustainable food solutions
The world's population, currently at 7.8 billion, is expected to grow to close to 10 billion by 2050.
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Global warming causing 'irreversible' mass melting in Antarctica - scientist
The study showed the world could lose most of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which rests on the seabed and is fringed by floating ice, in a warmer world.
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Unemployment, climate change adding to SA's economic risks, says IRM
While the risks are known, the response to it has been poor, the Institute of Risk Management South Africa said.
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Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
The e-commerce tycoon said the Bezos Earth Fund would 'fund scientists, activists, NGOs - any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.'
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Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
The WFP says that 60% of Zimbabwe's 15 million people are currently food insecure.
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BBC to make Greta Thunberg documentary series
The series will see the 17-year-old meet scientists, politicians and business moguls, challenging them to make changes.
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Ramaphosa tackles climate change, Africa’s energy and food security at AU Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Ethiopia for the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit where he has officially taken over as chair of the (AU) climate change committee.
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Feel the heat: January 2020 warmest on record
A chart showing January global air temperature anomalies, compared to the 1981-2010 average.
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Greta Thunberg puts Africa's climate activists in media spotlight
The continent is home to 17% of the world's population and more than a quarter of its nations, but only accounts for about 5% of the greenhouse gas emissions pushing the planet toward runaway warming.
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'I'm going to make a change': Matric pupil boycotts class for climate change
Raeesah Noor-Mahomed, a matric learner at Parktown High School for Girls, is boycotting school every Friday to get her climate change message across to the Department of Environmental Affairs and the government.
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UK newspaper 'Guardian' bans fossil fuel adverts
The Scott Trust, which owns the media group, has also "almost entirely" divested from fossil fuel companies.
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Wine regions face dramatic shrink with climate change: study
According to a new study by US-based experts, global warming of just 2°C (3.6 Fahrenheit) could see the world's wine-producing regions shrink by more than half.
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Trump returns to Washington impeachment in triumphant spirits
President Donald Trump flew back to his Washington impeachment trial in triumphant spirits on Wednesday after turning the Davos forum into a victory tour for the US economy and scoffing at his Democratic opponents.
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Thunberg condemns climate inaction as Trump joins Davos
Before the US president's appearance, Greta Thunberg underlined the message that has inspired millions around the world, saying "basically nothing has been done" to fight climate change.
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Greta Thunberg joins thousands at climate protest before Davos
Thunberg is due to address the summit in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos next week with a call on governments and financial institutions to stop investing in fossil fuels.
