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UNEP Frontiers Report warns of escalating climate risks: Heat and pollution threaten people and planet
As climate change intensifies, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a stark warning in its Frontiers 2025 Report, emphasizing how extreme heat,...
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Asia faces climate emergency as region warms twice as fast as global average: WMO
Asia is at the epicenter of the climate crisis, warming at twice the global average — a trend with increasingly dire consequences. The World...
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UNEP announces 2024 Champions of the Earth for leadership
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has unveiled the recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, recognizing exceptional leaders and innovators for their...
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ADB to hike climate-related lending by $7.2 bn
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion, thanks to U.S. and Japan-backed sovereign guarantees for...
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Hurricane Milton causes devastation across Florida, loss reaches $50 bn
Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, wreaked havoc across Florida on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and leaving millions without power.
According to a...
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ILO warns half the world lacks social protection as climate crisis grows
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights a grim reality: half of the global population is without social protection, and those...
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Data center boom to drive 2.5 bn metric tons of CO2 emissions
A surge in the construction of data centers worldwide is projected to result in approximately 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions by...
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UNICEF Report: 466 mn children face extreme hot days
A new UNICEF analysis reveals that one in five children worldwide — totaling 466 million —live in areas that experience at least double the...