Schools shut in India's New Delhi as toxic smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit
• Nov 18, 2024, 9:58 AM
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Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly.
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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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