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Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process
Read full article: Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the processIn the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change, plastic pollution, loss of global species and a growing number of deserts have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes that didn’t address the scale of the problems.
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Read full article: Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reformEnvironmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29.
Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says
Read full article: Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study saysA new study of Earth's health says the planet is outside its “safe operating space for humanity” on six out of nine key measurements.
For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?
Read full article: For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record.
Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
Read full article: Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study saysA new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it.