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Report at Cop27 shows the world is now deep into the climate emergency, with the 1.5C heating limit ‘barely within reach’

Temperatures in Europe have increased more than twice as much as the rest of the world over the past 30 years, according to a United Nations report. While many European countries have successfully been cutting emissions, the frequency and intensity of heat extremes on the continent are expected to keep…

Geneva (AFP) - Climate change risks undermining global energy security unless the use of renewables is dramatically scaled up, the UN warned Tuesday, suggesting the Ukraine conflict's ripple effects could speed up the green transition.

As new report warns global emissions levels were higher in early 2022 than pre-pandemic, Antonio Guterres says world ‘way off track’ in curbing global warming

The impacts of climate change are "heading into uncharted territories of destruction", U.N. secretary-general António Guterres warned on Tuesday on the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject.

Geneva (AFP) - More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned Wednesday.

The likelihood of another wet spring and summer just got worse for millions of Australians – with one of the world's leading weather forecasters warning of a "triple dip" La Nina on the way.

La Nina’s cooling effect on the planet did not stop 2021 from being one of the seven hottest years on record.

At least 10 million children are suffering in the Horn of Africa as four rainy seasons have failed within two years.