In Brazil, activists call on leaders to combat global hunger, as G20 summit to open in Rio
• Nov 17, 2024, 3:37 PM
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Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse. Meanwhile activists take to the beaches of Brazil to call on world leaders to commit to combating global hunger. The protest, organised by the NGO "Rio for Peace" comes ahead of the G20 summit set to take place next Monday and Tuesday. Story by Rachel Griffiths.
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At UN climate talks, developing countries blast lack of detail on funding for energy transition
• 1:00 PM
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The draft text for the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, left out how much wealthy nations will pay poorer countries to help them to reduce greenhouse gasses and cope with climate change. The developing world says it needs the $1.3 trillion in c
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Fires in the Amazon: Brazilian police track down climate criminals
• 11:37 AM
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With the COP29 summit now in its final days, we take a closer look at the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. A major global carbon sink that's nicknamed the lungs of the planet, the Amazon is once again under threat. Illegal fires set by farmers ravaged millio
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