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New reports on global climate efforts highlight increased fossil fuel subsidies, ill health

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White House announces $6B program to strengthen U.S. climate resilience efforts

Nov
14
White House announces $6B in federal funding to strengthen climate resilience efforts nationwide - UPI.com The White House Tuesday announced more than $6 billion to strengthen climate resilience nationwide, including a broad range of initiatives aimed at boosting infrastructure to withstand the impacts of climate change. UPI

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New government report descibes how climate change is affecting all regions of the U.S.

Nov
14

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows | AP News

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Canada's forest fires undermine its efforts to fight climate change and be a major oil nation

Nov
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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning Thousands of wildfires in Canada have incinerated an area larger than Florida since May. Early estimates say the fires have released into the atmosphere more than three times the carbon dioxide that Canada’s entire economy does in a year. AP News

 

 

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Shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution

Nov
08
How shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. liquefied natural gas facilities have jumped to 18 million tons per year, up 81% since 2019, adding a volume of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere equivalent to that produced by several big coal plants, according to United States government data. Tim Mclaughlin Reuters

 

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WHO official warns dengue fever, a painful disease. will become a major threat this decade

Nov
06
Health officials warn painful disease will become a major threat this decade: ‘We need to really prepare’ “We need to talk much more proactively ..." Yahoo News

The chief scientist from the World Health Organization is warning that Earth’s rising temperature will make dengue fever a massive threat within this decade.

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Oct
06
UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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The increased solar energy and electric vehicle sales boosts hope for climate goals-- report

Sep
27
Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) is becoming harder but a narrow window remains because clean energy infrastructure has grown around the world, a new report said Tuesday. AP News
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Climate change: UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters

Sep
21
UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters Countries addressing a climate summit during the U.N. General Assembly criticized big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the U.N.
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Climate change undermines fight against AIDS, TB and malaria--analysis

Sep
18
Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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