Results for “United Nations Climate Change”

DeadlineCenter2 days ago

Film & TV Creatives Want More Climate Storytelling, But Face Barriers, Survey Finds

EXCLUSIVE: With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 31 underway, the results are in from a first-of-its-kind international survey of film and TV industry professionals about climate storytelling. Deadline has seen the...

BBC NewsCenter4 days ago

Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin

Scientists are predictng this could be the hottest year on record as the COP31 climate summit opens. Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit begins Heat is accumulating in Earth’s...

Taipei TimesCenter6 days ago

Outbound UN secretary-general hammers climate change issue

PBS NewsHourLeans left3 hours ago

UN chief says 'immediate and drastic' emissions cuts needed to avert climate change catastrophe

"You cannot build peace on a burning planet," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters, stressing that climate change is central to the U.N.'s work because it contributes to geopolitical instability.

PhysCenter11 days ago

UN reports warn of large-scale damage to Earth's ice from climate change

Exceeding 1.5C of global warming will have "irreversible" consequences for glaciers, sea ice and the Earth's frozen regions, two U.N. reports warned on Monday, calling for urgent action.

Al Jazeera EnglishLeans left3 days ago

Do climate change conferences make a difference?

The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm That's the stark warning from the UN Secretary General, as nearly two hundred countries meet for the thirty first Conference of the Parties, or COP. When COP...

WinnipegfreepressCenter7 days ago

UN climate talks start in the year of disasters, energy price shocks and fast rising temperatures

South China Morning PostLeans right7 days ago

Indonesia doubles down on climate goals despite surging wildfire emissions

Indonesia’s climate ambitions are being undermined by devastating wildfires that contradict its emissions-cutting strategy, casting a shadow over Jakarta’s push for a greener economy ahead of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference...

Global IssuesLeans left7 days ago

Kenya’s Civil Society Calls on COP31 Climate Negotiators To Draw From Grassroots

NAIROBI, November 6 (IPS) - As the world prepares for the 31 st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, Kenya’s priorities for the negotiations are being shaped by lived experiences of communities who...

The GuardianLeft10 days ago

‘Music is the most powerful way of connecting to what’s happening’: can this album change your mind about the climate crisis?

With globe-spanning artists – including Charlotte Church doing angry electropop – the Flow project is hoping to make an impact at this month’s Cop31 Amid tense and long-winded negotiations, and with the future of the planet at stake,...

The HinduLeans left8 hours ago

Why climate finance remains a recurring flashpoint at UN summits

As climate negotiators meet in Türkiye, the familiar battle over climate finance exposes a deeper divide. While wealthy nations count the money they mobilise, developing countries question how much actually reaches them

The Sydney Morning HeraldLeans left4 days ago

UN climate talks begin amid rapid warming and global fuel shock

It is expected between 80 and 90 world leaders will attend the leaders’ summit this week ahead of formal negotiations which begin next Monday, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The GuardianLeft5 days ago

Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says

High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels The Cop31 summit must produce progress, “a tangible outcome ... that people can see is real”, its host has said as...

The HinduLeans left4 days ago

World entering ‘age of climate extremes’: UN chief

Every indicator here is telling the same story. The year 2026 continues the protracted streak of exceptional global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels, with a very strong El Niño event set to unleash even more heat and...

NDTVCenter3 days ago

Climate Conference COP31 Kicks Off Amid Climate, Finance Pressures

In a statement, the UN secretary-general urged leaders to "get serious by cutting emissions faster.

DeccanchronicleCenter15 hours ago

Himalayan Disasters Should Push Faster Climate Action: UN Chief

Simon Stiell Calls For Just Fossil Fuel Transition, Tripling Of Adaptation Finance

The HinduLeans left2 days ago

World leaders begin talks at UN climate conference amid concerns that actions are inadequate, slow

Scientists say global warming is likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the preindustrial levels of the early 1800s

FRANCE 24 EnglishCenter7 days ago

Three in four displaced people live in climate danger zones, UN says

Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey. It...

Global IssuesLeans left2 days ago

1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN Women Urges Stronger Action at COP31

ANTALYA, Türkiye , November 10 (IPS) - More than one in three women and girls worldwide – at least 1.5 billion – live in climate hotspots, where high exposure to climate hazards, insecure jobs and deep gender inequality collide,...

The GuardianLeft9 days ago

Funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis has stalled, says UN

Report reveals financial support promised by rich nations for adaptation measures is well behind the pace that is needed Flows of money to help poor countries cope with the climate crisis have been flat or falling since 2022 , despite...

PhysCenter6 days ago

Disasters and debt. Escaping the 'climate-debt doom loop'

It took around 480,000 trucks to haul away 4.8 million metric tons (5.3 million tons) of rubble across western Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in 2025, United Nations satellites showed.

New York PostRight7 days ago

Solar panels, not sirens: how ‘perverse’ climate zealots killed thousands in Nepal

If the UN climate summit wants to honor the dead, it should pay for the flood-warning systems they never got — then get out of the way of Nepal’s growth.

Global IssuesLeans left9 days ago

COP31 explained: What’s at stake at this year’s UN climate summit?

The world has more tools than ever to tackle climate change, yet millions remain unable to benefit from them. As clean energy technologies advance faster than ever, the challenge facing countries at COP31 is no longer just finding...

Hindustan TimesCenter2 days ago

'Polluters must pay': UN chief urges govt to tax oil giants’ profits to fund climate action

The world can no longer prevent global warming exceeding 1.5C, a key threshold staked out by the Paris Agreement, the UN warned last month.

The GuardianLeft4 days ago

High fossil fuel prices spread inflation ‘like a cancer’, UN climate chief tells Cop31

Simon Stiell makes opening address at summit in Turkey, where talks are under way about speeding up shift to electrification A global fossil fuel price crisis is “spreading inflation like a cancer” around the planet, the UN’s climate...

Times of IndiaCenter19 hours ago

"Very salient": UN climate chief backs PM Modi's remarks on clean energy cushioning India against oil price shock

UN climate chief Simon Stiell has endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that clean energy investments helped India withstand the oil price shock, calling them "very salient". Stiell also welcomed India's Green Energy Corridor,...

The GuardianLeft1 day ago

China rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028

Decision disappoints experts hoping for world’s biggest emitter to take global lead on climate crisis China has ruled out hosting the Cop33 UN climate summit in 2028 after months of deliberations, leaving the field open for other Asian...

The New York TimesLeft3 days ago

Turkey Promotes Itself as a Climate Champion. Not Everyone Agrees.

Critics say some of the country’s environmental policies run counter to the image it is offering as host of a United Nations climate summit.

Associated PressCenter7 days ago

Leaders meet for COP31 climate talks after a year of disasters and energy shocks

On the eve of United Nations climate talks in Turkey, the world is facing the intensifying impacts of climate change on top of international conflicts that have rattled livelihoods and economies. Scientists warn global warming is...