Flora and fauna also victims in Gaza, threatening ecological balance
• 2025年10月19日 下午1:55
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A preliminary assessment by the UN Environment Programme this year found that the destruction of Gaza is causing new risks to human health & the environment. The war has exposed the Palestinian population to severe soil, water & air pollution as well as risks of irreversible damage to its natural ecosystems. Analysis by Elaine Donderer, project manager and GIS consultant at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
What's on the agenda for COP30?
• 下午3:39
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With COP30 opening on November 10, what's on the agenda for world leaders? Aside from marking ten years since the Paris Agreement's ambitious targets - which the world is on track to miss -, the summit should also be looking into Brazilian President's am
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World leaders meet for pre-COP30 talks on funding fight against climate change
• 下午3:36
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Ahead of the global climate summit starting on November 10, pre-talks are starting in Brazil. This preview has three issues on the agenda: efforts to transition to sustainable energy; why the 2015 Paris agreement targets haven't been met; and setting up
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Climate action in a fractured world: Is there a will 'to cooperate in a world full of conflict'?
• 下午3:19
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As leaders gather for the UN climate summit in Brazil this month, three decades after the world's first annual climate conference, the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story. Despite years of negotiations, pledg
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How climate change is affecting our health, and what can be done about it
• 下午2:30
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Ahead of COP30, beginning November 6 in Belém, Brazil, experts say we are seeing unprecedented impacts of climate change on people's health. In light of this, some - including billionaire Bill Gates - are calling on world leaders to focus the climate tal
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COP30 faces early challenge as world's biggest polluters won't be attending
• 下午2:25
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With COP30 opening on November 10, world leaders are already meeting for talks in Brazil to prepare the global climate summit. But those of the world's three biggest polluters - China, India and the United States - will not be attending. They'll be talki
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Global South charting a greener future with climate solutions sparking economic growth
• 下午1:50
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As leaders gather for the UN climate summit in Brazil this month, three decades after the world's first annual climate conference, the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story. Despite years of negotiations, pledg
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World leaders gather in Brazil ahead of global climate summit
• 上午10:51
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World leaders are gathering in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference. Meetings will take place on November 6 and 7, while the official program starts on November 10. Around 50 heads of state expected to attend, with one notable absence: US President Do
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Trump's absence from COP30 summit: Boon or bane?
• 上午10:47
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 6: The COP30 climate change conference begins with a summit of world leaders in Belem, Brazil. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls the summit the "COP of Truth" in an editorial for The Hindu and vows it will be dif
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World leaders to rally in support of climate action before COP30 summit
• 上午7:02
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The heads of state of about 50 countries are expected in the Amazonian city of Belem for a summit on Thursday and Friday, before the annual UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate negotiations that open next week. Almost every nation is participating asid
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Gold mining in Peru: The not-so-glittery side of your smartphone
• 上午12:31
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The COP30 climate summit will open on November 10 in Belem, a city in Brazil's Amazon, as the rainforest continues to be threatened by deforestation. One reason is the mining of gold – essential for smartphones and computers. Peru is South America's lead
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