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Latest climate plans worlds away from 1.5C target: UN
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» PARIS: Countries' latest climate plans will deliver just a tiny percentage of the emissions cuts needed to limit global heating to 1.5C, the United Nations said on Tuesday in a damning assessment ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
Climate holdout Australia sets 2050 net zero emissions target
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» BRISBANE, Austalia: Coal-rich Australia unveiled a much-delayed 2050 net zero emissions target on Tuesday, but shied away from setting more ambitious goals ahead of a landmark UN climate summit.
'Facebook Papers' hit as platform reports billions in profit
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook announced over $9 billion in quarterly profits on Monday, hours after a US news collective published a deluge of withering reports arguing the company prioritizes its growth over people's safety.
COP26 to emphasise move from intention to action
Oped, Patricia Espinosa, Published on 26/10/2021
» Evidence of the devastation that awaits us if we fail to address climate change continues to mount. Recent catastrophic flooding in Asia and Western Europe, record-shattering temperatures in North America, and raging wildfires in southern Europe -- all of which mirror disasters that developing countries have faced in recent years -- remind us that no country is safe. The future of each one depends on the actions of all.