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Climate Change
New York: Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday. more
2019 was second warmest year on record: Study 

Washington: According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 were the second warme ...

Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief

New York : Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in Abu Dhabi ...

‘Embrace the transformation’ to a carbon-neutral world by 2050, UN chief tells COP25

New York: With millions of workers increasingly affected by the climate crisis the route to securing livelihoods in the future lies in a wholesale transformation of how we power the plane ...

COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education

New York: A commitment by Italy and Mexico to ramp up climate and environmental education has been welcomed by the UN office which supports global efforts to respond to climate change.

Deliver ‘significant results now’, UN General Assembly President tells COP25 climate conference

New York :It is “imperative” that the COP25 climate conference underway in Spain delivers “significant results now”, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the UN Ge ...

COP25: Global investors urge countries to meet climate action goals

New York: More than 630 investors who collectively manage over $37 trillion in assets are calling on governments across the world to step up action to address climate change and achieve t ...

Marine life, fisheries increasingly threatened as the ocean loses oxygen: Study

Madrid: The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report warns. Ocean oxygen loss, driven by climate c ...

Carbon emissions from volcanic rocks can create global warming - study

London: Greenhouse gas emissions released directly from the movement of volcanic rocks are capable of creating massive global warming effects – a discovery which could transform the ...

Decade ending 2019 likely to be hottest on record: WMO

New York: Exceptional global heat driven by greenhouse gas emissions mean this decade will most likely go down as the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization ...