States have legal duty to stop producing and using fossil fuels, top UN court rules Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution
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Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules
Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A government-ordered public shutdown in some areas of Iran took place on Wednesday due to a scorching heatwave that has seen temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), straining the power grid
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Iran's public sector shuts down in 8 provinces due to heat wave
Iran held a public holiday for some areas over a scorching heatwave. An official holiday for public sector employees in eight of Iran’s 31 provin...
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For hope on climate change, follow the money, UN chief tells AP NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been using science to warn about evermore dangerous climate change in increasingly urgent tones. Now he's enlisting something seemingly more important to the world's powerful: Money
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For hope on climate change, follow the money, UN chief tells AP
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says money, not just science, makes the case for curbing climate change
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The Era of Climate Impunity is Over— By Order of the World’s Highest Court https://www.ciel.org/news/icj-climate-opinion-ends-fossil-fuel-impunity/ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top world court, has been issuing a historic advisory opinion on climate change which it has called an “urgent and existential threat”. The ICJ in The Hague said on Wednesday that greenhouse gas emissions are unequivocally caused by “human activities” and have cross border effects
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Climate change an ‘existential threat’, UN court says in landmark opinion
ICJ Judge Yuji Iwasawa says greenhouse emissions are 'unequivocally caused by human activities' as he delivers opinion.
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Five scientists remained in the PRA’s lobby from 8am until 9am, during the morning arrival of employees, demanding capital requirements on fossil fuels in the insurance and banking sectors. Three more offered flyers to staff inviting them to an international network of financial regulators working for an end to fossil fuels expansion projects
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Scientists for XR occupy the Bank of England - Extinction Rebellion UK
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Climate disasters create life-threatening disruptions for people on methadone U.S. reliance on opioid treatment programs as exclusive dispenser of methadone is untenabl
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Climate disasters create life-threatening disruptions for people on methadone
The U.S.’s reliance on methadone clinics is not just an inconvenience — it is anathema to a world grappling with escalating climate disasters.
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Central banks risk being blindsided by climate-driven shocks to global labour markets unless they overhaul their approach to monetary policy, a report published on Wednesday by the London School of Economics warned. The study found that, even under relatively optimistic scenarios in which global warming is limited to 1.5-2 degrees, climate change would lower labour productivity, particularly in agriculture, construction and other sectors exposed to heat https://archive.ph/JteAH #ClimateChange
About a metric ton of carbon dioxide, equal to 2,200 pounds, could be mitigated for each philanthropic dollar invested in local climate efforts through 2030, according to a new repor
'Whack every mole': Climate report measures effect of local action
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Decoding Dust Storms: Namibia’s Etosha Pan Reveals Global Climate Connections New research shows that dust storms over Etosha Pan in northern Namibia are influenced not only by local weather conditions but also by global climate
Decoding Dust Storms: Namibia’s Etosha Pan Reveals Global Climate Connections | School of Geography and the Environment
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