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Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency (UN News)

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how...

Cooling La Niña could be back, but global temperatures set to rise: WMO (UN News)

The cooling climate phenomenon known as La Niña could return between now and November, but it won’t stop the trend for warmer global temperatures...

America’s Climate Diplomacy Challenge and the Path to Rebuilding Credibility (Catherine Goldberg and Milan Vivanco – Just Security)

No one was surprised when the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement for a second time earlier this year. What shocked the international...

Melting Glaciers and the Planetary Cry for Climate Action (Soma Sarkar – Observer Research Foundation)

With rising global mean temperatures vis-à-vis increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the future of the world’s glaciers appears bleak. The recent collapse of the...

Rethinking Vulnerability in India’s Heat Action Plans (Alisha Mehra – Observer Research Foundation)

India is experiencing increasingly frequent and intense heat waves driven by climate change. A study released earlier this year identified a “high to very...

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh (UN News)

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is...

ASEAN and China need their own climate compact (Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – Lowy The Interpreter)

As the next round of annual global talks on climate change approaches, the European Union and China last month jointly issued a climate declaration...

The world court tightens the tap on fossil fuels (Melanie Pill, Meg Keen – Lowy The Interpreter)

After months of anticipation, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an advisory opinion on climate change – confirming the obligation of countries...

Australia risks wasting its solar superpower status (Clare Caldwell – Lowy The Interpreter)

As statistics go, this is a good one: Australia could generate enough electricity to satisfy the needs of the entire world by covering just...

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