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Greta Thunberg rips the COP26 climate conference as a 'PR exercise' and a 'failure'
"It should be obvious that we cannot solve the crisis with the same methods that got us into it in …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Young activists have converged on Glasgow to make their voices heard at COP26
At COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, young activists from Unite For Action brought attention to their cou…
Parisa Hashempour
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Three Indian teens shortlisted for International Children's Peace Prize
The three finalists have been shortlisted by a panel of experts from over 169 nominees from 39 coun…
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Powerful speech by prime minister of Barbados, under threat from rising sea levels, was a breakout moment at COP26
Two major agreements at the COP26 climate summit pledge to stop deforestation and reduce methane em…
Jake Epstein
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2 agreements from the COP26 conference pledge major cuts to deforestation and methane emissions, as leaders scramble to address the climate crisis
World leaders are meeting at the COP26 climate summit, where many nations agreed to limit cutting d…
Sinéad Baker
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VIPs including Jeff Bezos flew to a climate conference on 400 private jets, sparking fury over the carbon emissions caused
Private jets included President Joe Biden's Air Force One as well as aircraft carrying leaders of C…
Huileng Tan
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China's Xi Jinping contributes only a written note to the COP26 climate conference, pushing the world's biggest polluter further to the margins
Xi Jinping declined to attend this week's climate change summit. The UK is said to be restricting a…
Thomas Colson
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Doctors advise Queen Elizabeth II to rest for 2 weeks and cancel all official visits
The 95-year-old monarch recently stayed in hospital overnight and has had to cancel her appearance …
Bethany Dawson
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'They are liars or they are stupid': Arnold Schwarzenegger attacks world leaders over climate policies, arguing that cutting emissions can also boost the economy
Schwarzenegger pointed to the economy of California, where he was governor, to argue that high envi…
Marianne Guenot
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Investors could lose $8.4 trillion to the climate crisis over 15 years as ocean health declines, WWF warns
Investors risk big losses from "stranded assets" as climate change batters the global economy, the …
Harry Robertson
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The city of Glasgow, Scotland prepares to host COP26 in November, while setting ambitious sustainability goals of its own
Glasgow, Scotland will host global government and business leaders for COP26, the United Nations Cl…
Parisa Hashempour
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Pope Francis is attending, but Greta Thunberg might boycott. Here's everything you need to know about COP26 - the most important global event this fall
COP26 convenes global government and business leaders to talk about the impact of climate change, a…
Parisa Hashempour
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251 medical journals warned world leaders not to wait until COVID-19 is over to address the climate crisis, calling it the 'greatest threat to global public health'
In a rare joint article, the editors urged politicians to fund climate crisis action as they did wi…
Mia Jankowicz
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Xi and Putin are snubbing the COP26 climate summit, even though China and Russia produce some 32% of global CO2 emissions
World leaders will likely struggle to meaningfully rein in the world's CO2 production without suppo…
Thomas Colson
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AOC won the adoration of Scotland by praising its sugary national soda, Irn Bru, at COP26
Ocasio-Cortez tried the regional soda Irn-Bru and declared: "Oh my god, I love it." She also compar…
Thomas Colson
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Wolf Blitzer was mocked for anchoring CNN's COP26 climate conference coverage from the wrong city
Veteran CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer was in Edinburgh to cover COP26, although the summit is taking…
Thomas Colson
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COP27 attendees criticised for hypocrisy after Egypt receives 400 private jets
According to estimations by BBC, if each of these private jets carried 15 people, each person would…
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Sea levels rose by one centimetre in past two years; last eight years might be the hottest ever: WMO
In fact, the pace of sea-level rising has doubled since 1993, which could have potential calamitous…
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The relatively small upside of India's economic slowdown
Slow economic growth in China and India and some other parts of the world is expected to lessen the…
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9 out of 10 children breathe air that can harm them, warns WHO. Meet the bereaved mother who went to COP 26 to demand change.
Londoner Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, whose nine-year-old daughter died from air pollution, went to COP26…