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The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

Ocean heat reached all-time high in 2021, report finds

Climate change has global impacts and shows no sign of slowing, the study notes.

Axios

Burning native forest wood waste for electricity shouldn’t be classed as renewable energy, Senate report suggests

Climate bill inquiry says government should consider establishing a transition authority for coal and gas workers

The Guardian - AU

Climate change and insurance: Weighing up the risk

With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks?

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Pakistan floods: Is climate change responsible?

Torrential monsoon rains, extreme temperatures and melting Himalayan glaciers conspire to bring chaos to country particularly vulnerable to consequences of global heating

The Independent UK

US Must Dispel Pelosi’s ‘Negative Influence’ before Climate Talks, Says China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug. 2-3, China on Aug.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greenhouse gas emissions, sea levels hit record highs in 2021

Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite efforts to curb emissions.

France 24

First came the heatwaves, then the floods: Why Pakistan is on the frontline of the climate crisis

“Literally a third of the country is under water,” Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman warned this week, after the death toll from the nation’s devastating floods topped 1,100 after record monsoon rains. The torrential downpours come after a series of heat waves, highlighting Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change.

France 24

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A vicious ‘heat dome’ is broiling California, and the extreme temperatures keep worsening

LOS ANGELES — The extreme temperatures that will bear down on California over the next week are the result of a “heat dome,” a phenomenon that typically brings broiling conditions to the state as summer fades into fall. But climate change is worsening the dome’s effects and making it more…

Los Angeles Times

Gabon sets example of how to preserve the Congo Basin rainforest

As Gabon hosts the Africa Climate Week, its environmental industry is setting the pace for the region and continent.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan floods are tied to global warming, and exceed past events

Large parts of provinces are under water.

Axios

Hay Wain protesters deny criminal damage over National Gallery glue stunt

Two climate change activists who glued themselves to the frame of John Constable’s masterpiece The Hay Wain have denied criminal damage.

Evening Standard

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Adimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference that Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities

The Independent UK

Germany’s massively discounted rail ticket scheme ‘saved 1.8 million tons of CO2’

The Independent UK

Your local park has a hidden talent: helping fight climate change

Millions of people rely on city parks to recharge, cool off and connect. But climate change is threatening the very spaces that help us cope with the stresses of living on a hotter planet.

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From the 1997 archives: How the press reported Princess Diana's death

IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, August 31: We look at reactions in the front pages and illustrated press after the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passed away at the age of 91. Also, Pakistan and the UN launch an appeal after devastating floods that are being blamed on climate change.…

Los Angeles Times

Review: The road to California's energy disaster: A new history of PG&E paints a bleak picture

When I read Pacific Gas and Electric's mission statement aloud to my wife, her eyes narrowed.

AAP

Key senator pushes climate bill changes

Independent senator David Pocock, who holds a key vote in the Senate, has recommended a series of changes to the government's signature climate change bill.

Reuters

G20 climate talks in Indonesia fail to agree communique

Officials from the Group of 20 major economies meeting on Wednesday for climate talks in Bali have been unable to agree a joint communique, amid objections over language used on climate targets and the war in Ukraine, two sources told Reuters.

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U.S. must dispel Pelosi's 'negative influence' before climate talks -China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month.

The Conversation

A climate scientist on the planet's simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought

Extreme floods are devastating Pakistan, caused by a combination of heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers. While Pakistan is no stranger to deadly floods, this event is especially shocking with more than 1,100 people dead so far and many millions more affected.

Daily Mirror

Warning Pakistan facing 'monsoon on steroids' as floods submerge a third of the country

The United Nation's Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing a 'monsoon on steroids' after over 1,000 people have been killed in the flooding since June

Inverse

Greenland's melting ice sheets may cause "ominous" sea level rise

New research reveals Greenland ice melt will cause a a 274 millimeter rise in sea levels — though an even bigger 700-plus millimeter rise could occur in a high-warming scenario.

Newsroom.co.nz

Caught between the state and the insurance market

Chris Nicoll calls for a hybrid insurance system to provide the people of NZ with a measure of security for natural disasters.

France 24

French Green MP's attack on 'macho' barbecue culture stirs backlash

Are barbecues "a symbol of virility"? A prominent French green MP has sparked a national debate by suggesting that red meat is macho and grilled ribs are a gender issue.

Insider UK

Mocean Energy bolsters board with two key appointments

Former oil and gas executive and climate change specialist join to help company gear up for growth

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