Climate change conference/COP

World faces months of exceptional heat as El Nino intensifies, UN warns

A severe El Nino weather pattern has aggravated intense wildfires burning mainly on Borneo and Sumatra islands.

UN chief urges leaders to ‘get serious’ as COP31 set to open

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey to “get serious” by cutting emissions faster.

Climate clash clouds COP31 opening as rich nations buck calls for more funding

Delegates arrive on the opening day of the COP31 annual UN climate conference in Antalya, Turkey.

Science Talk

Does what we do make a difference to tackling climate change? I’m taking that question to COP31

Ying Tong, co-founder of social enterprise The Interchange, sharing how to repurpose a rice bag at a workshop. She is attending COP31 as part of the Climate Youth Development Programme organised by the Singapore Government.

Engagement at UN climate conference remains urgent despite countries’ competing priorities: Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said it is important that the attention of global political leaders are drawn on climate action for COP31.

Turkey’s COP31 message: Electrify, recycle and don’t mention coal

Yenikoy coal-fired power plant near Ikizkoy in the western province of Mugla, Turkey, on Nov 3.

As COP31 comes to Turkey, satellites reveal a landfill methane problem

A drone view of the Seymen landfill in Turkey.

90 million displaced people at risk from climate threats, UN refugee agency says

Nearly three-quarters of the world’s forcibly displaced people are living in countries that are exposed to severe climate-related risks.

What will countries discuss at UN climate conference COP31? Why do these matter for S-E Asia?

The discussions on climate finance and the energy transition are critical for the region, experts say.

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.

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