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Climate change crisis: Countries including Ireland still not doing enough to keep 1.5C warming goal alive according to new UN report

The 'stark' report comes just two weeks before COP27 with DECC saying "the commitments made remain priority issues for Ireland"

Irish Mirror

Saudi oil giant Aramco unveils $1.5B sustainability fund

Saudi energy company Aramco has unveiled a $1.5 billion fund for sustainable investments, part of efforts to burnish the state-owned company’s green credentials

The Independent UK

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions of Somalia in 1991-92 and 2010-12. Now the UN’s World Food Programme says that nearly seven million Somalis face not being able to find enough food in the last months of 2022.

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UN urges Malaysia to stop forced return of refugees to Myanmar

The UN human rights chief urged Malaysia on Wednesday to stop forcing refugees to return to Myanmar, expressing concern over the continued deportation of more than a hundred Myanmar nationals despite some being at risk of persecution in their home country.

Bangkok Post

U.N. aid chief 'relatively optimistic' on Black Sea grain deal

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday that he was "relatively optimistic" that a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed a resumption of Ukraine Black Sea grain exports would be extended beyond mid-November.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn

The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed Liz Truss's decision to allow shale gas drilling just 48 days ago is now 'in the bin' - coming full circle back to the 2019 manifesto

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: what are 'dirty bombs' and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal – something hinted at several times by the…

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Earth’s on track to warm above 2C despite climate action

Government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions aren’t enough to avoid catastrophic global warming, with the planet on track to heat up between 2.1 and 2.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times, according to a new report from the United Nations Framework Convention on…

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$Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’$

Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’

The newly-appointed PM was pressed on the issue during Prime Minister's Questions

Manchester Evening News

$Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’$

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’

His predecessor Liz Truss had lifted the moratorium, arguing it would strengthen the country’s energy supply.

The Independent UK

Climate pledges still 'nowhere near' enough to limit rising temperatue to 1.5C° - UN

International climate pledges remain far off track to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a report released by the United Nations Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming.

Radio France Internationale

The increasingly Leninist Xi Jinping must be talked down from confrontation

The coronation of Xi Jinping at the 20th Party Congress was both expected and dramatic. It makes him the most powerful leader of Communist China since Mao. He could be there for another 10 years at least.

Evening Standard

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles

The Independent UK

World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister

Official criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to guarantee a safe return

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The Independent UK

UN: World "nowhere near" hitting emissions targets

The United Nations says current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord

Reuters

COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 - UN report

If countries fulfill their current climate commitments, global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 10.6% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday.

Axios

The world is far off track from meeting Paris climate targets, UN warns

Just 24 countries submitted new voluntary emissions plans after COP26.

The Guardian - UK

Universities in US and Canada beat UK in sustainability league

Edinburgh is highest-ranked British institution, in fourth place, as fears grow over emissions targets

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The Guardian - UK

Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN

United Nations says governments need to set new goals and make deeper cuts to limit temperature rises to 1.5C

The Independent UK

UN: Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas

The United Nations says close to 1 million drought-affected people in Somalia are in areas under the control or influence of the al-Shabab extremist group

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Digging in for ‘Heaviest of Battles’ in Kherson, Says Ukrainian Official

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive. Russian forces in the region have been driven back in recent weeks and…

The Guardian - UK

Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN

Exclusive: ‘Povertyism’ restricts access to education, housing, employment and social benefits and must be outlawed, says special rapporteur

The Guardian - US

Illegal fishing spurs billions in losses for developing countries, study says

Analysis finds global practice is a major driver of marine ecosystems’ destruction and is estimated to run up to $50bn

The Guardian - UK

At least 230 Sudanese villagers killed in tribal attacks over disputed land

Minister says more than 30,000 people forced to flee in Blue Nile state as tensions between rival communities erupt into violence

The Guardian - AU

Putin watches Russian nuclear drills; 1,000 bodies exhumed in Kharkiv oblast, reports say – as it happened

Russian president monitored practice launches of missiles; bodies in Kharkiv oblast include 447 found in Izium, local media say

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