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Failure to scale up and improve heat warning systems globally will lead to otherwise preventable deaths
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Scientists predict global warming of more than 1.5C for 2025-2029 period
The World Meteorological Organization says there is a 70% chance the global average temperature in these five years will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times
How ‘sophisticated’ climate misinformation gets to the heart of power
The fossil fuel industry and right-wing populists are increasingly targeting key policy-makers through backdoor channels, according to a new report
Why governments should not hide behind forests to meet their emissions goals
Australia and Brazil are relying on land carbon storage to hit their climate targets, but this is a risky approach that could see fossil fuel emissions rise
Congo’s deadly rains predicted to occur every two years in a warming world
After floods devastate the DRC’s capital, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to help prepare
Women bear brunt of South Sudan’s heatwave made worse by climate change
A scientific study links record-breaking heat in the conflict-hit country to global warming and shows how women and girls are more exposed to health risks and school closures
Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports
China, Saudi Arabia and India pushed back against a proposal to align the IPCC flagship reports with the timeline of the global stocktake of climate action
Climate Change ‘shrinking’ animals
Rising temperatures and disruptive weather patterns linked with climate change could be causing many animal and plant species to shrink, according to new research
Dangerous levels of climate change possible in this lifetime
Dangerous levels of climate change could be seen within the lifetime of people living today, unless a steep reduction in global emissions are put in place, according to two reports published in Nature Climate Change
Emerging economies most vulnerable to climate change
New map shows emerging economies in the global south will be most at risk of climate change, but globalisation will mean all countries will be impacted
Putting children at the heart of climate change risk reduction
Children and young people across the world are being put at the heart of climate change adaptation and risk reduction schemes, for International Disaster Reduction Day 2011
Migration from climate change underestimated
With 42 million people were displaced by natural disasters in 2010, policy makers and aid agencies must consider planned migration in the face of global climate change, making it part of the ‘solution’, says a new report from the Foresight Group
17 per cent savings for energy smart households
As domestic energy deals rise above £1000 a year, “smart home” technologies could provide customers with a vital aid to tackling energy efficiency