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'Extremely unusual' heat with 'no end' in sight, says Copernicus lead
Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Climate Change service director, says heatwaves have become "more intense, lasting longer and starting earlier in the season" in Europe as the continent "is warming faster than the global average".
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EU Commissioner defends outsourcing concession in climate goals
The European Commissioner for Climate defends the strategy of paying other countries to cut Europe carbon emissions. In an interview with Euronews, Wopke Hoekstra, explains it as an opportunity to "build bridges" with Africa and Latin America.
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Experts at forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year
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Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan's president warned at the Samarkand Climate Forum.
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Governments urge European Commission to table 2040 climate goal
With some clear exceptions, there appears to be broad support among European governments to open negotiations on a 2040 emissions reduction target as soon as possible – but enthusiasm for the 90% cut favoured by the European Commission was less in evidence at an EU Council summit on Thursday.
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Air conditioner use driving up emissions as global heating bites
Record high temperatures last year fuelled demand for air conditioning, in turn driving an increase in dirty coal-fired power generation in a dangerous feedback loop revealed by a new global survey from the International Energy Agency.
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COP29 carbon credit debate sparks backlash from activists
While world leaders discussed climate finance and emissions cuts, protesters urged wealthier nations — the main contributors to greenhouse gas — to fund climate adaptation efforts for poorer countries suffering the most from its effects.
