The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

This course uses 'climate fiction' to teach about the perils that a warming planet faces

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO

Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'

Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity’s huge challenges – and to start delivering their own assessments on the most global of stages

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Woman forced to have all her limbs amputated after eating fish from a California market

Her infection may become more common as climate change causes the oceans to warm, researchers say

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

G20 Framework Working Group meeting in Chhattisgarh discusses economic outlook, supply chain challenges

G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting began in Raipur, India. Discussed global economic outlook and supply chain. 65 delegates from G20 and invitee countries, plus international and regional organisations. Presentations on global economic scenario & challenges to supply chain. Deliberations resulted in G20 Reports on food and energy insecurity and…

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2023

France used 10% less electricity last winter – three valuable lessons in fighting climate change

Measures which help people use less energy at home, while travelling or at work could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. When there is less demand for energy, that means less low-carbon electricity needs to be generated to replace fossil fuels and…

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated that, by 2100, more than half of Africa’s bird and mammal species could be lost.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

Up First briefing: U.N. and climate change; UAW strike Day 4; Barrymore pauses show

People marched against fossil fuel use ahead of the U.N. General Assembly. Auto plants shut down and workers were laid off amid the UAW strike. Drew Barrymore pauses her show after backlash.

WEKU · Sep 18, 2023

Coral threatened by chemicals, including several in sunscreen, French study confirms

The French environmental health agency has confirmed the negative impact of certain chemicals on coral, including several substances present in sunscreens. With territories in three tropical oceans, France harbours ten percent of the world’s coral, which is already under threat from climate change.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 18, 2023

Bitter taste of climate change: Drought diminishes China's tea yields, alters flavour

Climate change is disrupting China’s tea industry. The country is the world's leading producer of tea leaves, but this year, spring harvests fell by 20%, according to official figures. What’s more, the taste of the national beverage is also changing – the consequences of last summer’s drought. Lou Kisiela, Antoine…

France 24 · Sep 18, 2023