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Climate summit agrees damages fund but fails to curb fossil fuels – BBC News

Climate summit agrees damages fund but fails to curb fossil fuels - BBC News

A historic deal has been struck at the UN’s COP27 summit in Egypt – in future rich nations will pay poorer countries for the damage and economic losses caused by climate change. It ends almost 30 years of waiting by nations facing huge climate impacts. But developed nations were dissatisfied …

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Climate summit opens with dire warnings about planet’s future – BBC News

Climate summit opens with dire warnings about planet’s future - BBC News

The United Nations climate change summit has opened in Egypt with dire warnings about the future of the planet. A new UN report has revealed that the last 8 years were the hottest on record. It warns that recent extreme temperatures, wildfires and flooding are signals that climate change is …

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Reverse climate change or “we are doomed” warns United Nations

Reverse climate change or “we are doomed” warns United Nations

Countries must prioritise tackling climate change or the world faces catastrophe. That warning comes from the head of the United Nations, António Guterres, who was speaking to the BBC in New York, before a major climate conference in Egypt. Mr Guterres warned of a tendency to put climate change on …

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Devastation of Australia's climate change crisis captured on camera – BBC News

Devastation of Australia's climate change crisis captured on camera - BBC News

When Australia was devastated by bushfires two years ago, photographer Hilary Wardhaugh decided to start a campaign. She gathered photos from women across the country, documenting climate change across the country, and will present the visual petition to MPs on June 9. The new Australian government has promised to cut …

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