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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 …

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 …

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 …

The UK has recorded record temperatures above 40C for the first time, heightening concern over the impact of global climate change. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire while dozens of other locations exceeded the UK’s previous highest recorded temperature of 38.7C. Fire services declared major incidents after a spate …