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How the world has heated, climate science has progressed and political consensus shifted in the lifetime of Britain’s longest serving Queen

The post Timeline: The climate crisis through Queen Elizabeth II’s life and reign appeared first on Climate Home News.

King Charles III has campaigned on environmental issues for more than 50 years and was an early advocate for climate action

The post As Queen Elizabeth II dies, climate advocate King Charles III takes throne appeared first on Climate Home News.

Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 

Fertiliser prices have risen by 300% since Russia invaded Ukraine, beyond the reach of smallholders, yet philanthropists see them as key to increasing yields

The post Africa food crisis: Bill Gates and smallholders see different solutions appeared first on Climate Home News.

Employment is booming in electric vehicle production, building insulation and renewable power sectors, the International Energy Agency reports

The post Clean energy jobs overtake fossil fuel sector but wages lag behind appeared first on Climate Home News.

Green senators backed the legislation but their amendments to cut emissions faster and ban new coal and gas developments were defeated

The post Australia passes climate law targeting 43% emissions cuts by 2030 appeared first on Climate Home News.

The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss has appointed Jacob Rees-Mogg as energy secretary, who has a record of dismissing climate science

The post UK puts climate denier in charge of energy policy appeared first on Climate Home News.

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, marked on 7 September, takes place in a world where almost all the air we breathe is polluted, and some seven million people die from air pollution every year. Ahead of the Day, UN News spoke to two expert…

Presidents of Senegal, DRC and Ghana travelled to Rotterdam to talk about adapting to climate change. Only one European leader was there to meet them

The post African leaders blast European no-shows at climate adaptation summit appeared first on Climate Home News.

Globally renowned Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate talks about solar panels for schools and why loss and damage is her priority for Cop27

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The constitutional draft declared Chile an “ecological” state, recognised nature as a subject of rights and ordered the state to take actions against the climate crisis

The post ‘Gigantic missed opportunity’: Chile rejects green constitution appeared first on Climate Home News.

Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The event will begin…

Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore some of the most important marine ecosystems in the world a…

The Middle East has not been used to planning for intense rainfall but the region must learn the lessons of recent flooding which killed Asian migrants, experts warn

The post Deadly flash floods in UAE highlight need for resilience investment appeared first on Climate Home News.

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The post Who will pay for Pakistan ? – Climate Weekly appeared first on Climate Home News.

Climate and energy ministers clashed over Ukraine, climate finance, methane, shipping, carbon levies and whether 1.5C or 2C should be the world’s warming limit

The post Collapse of G20 talks in Bali spark fears of ‘backtracking’ on climate pledges appeared first on Climate Home News.

An IMF working paper argues in favour of swapping debt repayments for climate investments in debt-burdened nations – the issue is scale

The post African nations eye debt-for-climate swaps as IMF takes an interest appeared first on Climate Home News.

Campaigners are mounting a challenge against the government, arguing that insufficient climate action infringes on their human rights

The post G20 Bali meeting highlights Indonesia’s weak climate action appeared first on Climate Home News.

Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched on Wednesday.