Climate change conference/COP

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action, UN chief warns

Unchecked rising temperatures are leading to deadly floods, brutal heatwaves and other extreme weather events.

Accelerating warming pushes vital ecosystems towards point of no return, scientist warns

The world is on course to exceed a 1.5 deg C rise in average surface temperature, stoking extreme weather events.

Top global climate science body meet ends without deal on review timeline

A drone view shows damaged buildings covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug 30.

UN chief says ‘subsidising fossil fuels is subsidising suicide’

UN chief Antonio Guterres (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the COP 17 leaders’ summit.

COP31 organisers aim to break negotiating deadlock with bold climate blueprint

Pacific leaders and delegates posing for a family photo at the conclusion of the final day of the Pacific Pre-COP31 Summit in Nadi, Fiji.

‘Not a single minute to lose’: COP31 chief slams nations for dodging climate responsibility

COP31 President Murat Kurum says keeping rising global temperature in check “is a matter of survival”.

Turkey, Australia’s joint COP31 leadership raises doubts

The two delegations insist they are working closely together and have pledged steady and predictable leadership at the summit starting Nov 9 in the Turkish city of Antalya.

Pacific leaders watch Tuvalu reclamation effort ahead of UN climate meet

(From left) Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a welcome ceremony during the Pre-COP31 meeting in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Oct 6.

COP31 eyes modest steps as climate disasters multiply

The COP31 conference follows deadly heatwaves and fires in Europe, catastrophic floods in Nepal and record temperatures around the world.

Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief

Scientists warn that climate change is making extreme weather events more intense and resulting in heat records tumbling more often.

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