Jul 24 UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next? By Kenichi Serino The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels, and led… Continue reading
Jul 24 EU and China agree to take action on climate change and nothing else at tense summit By Sam McNeil, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise tense bilateral summit in Beijing on Thursday riven with major disagreements over trade and the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law By Molly Quell, Mike Corder, Associated Press The International Court of Justice on Wednesday delivered an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences they may face if they don't. Continue reading
Jul 16 How climate change is making the World Cup calendar more dangerous for athletes and fans By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Tournament soccer in June and July is a tradition going back to the first World Cup in 1930. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Tipping Point – The Mighty Mississippi | A PBS News Special By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it — at risk. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:53 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences… Continue watching
Jul 02 European heat wave fuels deadly Spanish wildfire as European Union presents plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control. Continue reading
Jul 01 Catholic bishops from Global South demand climate justice By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press In a joint ecological appeal, they blasted the “openly denialist and apathetic stance” of “so-called elites of power” in the industrialized world who pressure their governments to back off sufficient mitigation and adaptation measures. Continue reading
Jul 01 ‘Lovebugs’ swarm South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The insects do not transmit diseases or sting humans, but there have been increasing public complaints about lovebugs sticking to car windows and the walls of houses, restaurants and subway trains. Continue reading
Jun 30 Wildfires burn in Turkey as scorching temperatures grip Europe By Suzan Fraser, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Data from European forecasters suggests other countries are set to broil further in coming days — with new highs expected on Wednesday — before rain brings respite in some areas later in the week. Continue reading