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UK pension fund loses more than £350m with waste incinerator power plants

Shareholder accuses Aviva Investors of ‘calamitous’ investments as three sites expected to go bust

The Guardian - UK

Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects

Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle

The Independent UK

Myanmar Led World In Landmine Victims In 2023: Monitor

Landmines and unexploded munitions claimed more victims in Myanmar than in any other country last year, a monitor said on Wednesday, with over 1,000 people killed or wounded in the country.

International Business Times

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The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records

Data tracks how Earth’s heating has led to rising sea levels and extreme weather – yet there is no sign of emissions slowing

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan Opposition Figure Besigye 'Kidnapped', Says Wife

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official.

International Business Times

Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40

The number of Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023 reported to reach 41 after latest attack.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’

South Korean MP on intelligence committee says North has also shipped more arms to Russia; US and UK slam Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ nuclear rhetoric. What we know on day 1,001

The Guardian - AU

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Eight times more children will face extreme heatwaves by 2050s, Unicef says

Without action on climate crisis, far greater numbers of children will also experience floods, wildfires and droughts, according to report

The Guardian - UK

US Announces Talks With Israel Over Civilian Casualties In Gaza

Senior US and Israeli officials will meet in early December to address American concerns over harm to civilians caused by military operations in Gaza, the State Department said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Congo accuses rebel group of 'ethnic cleansing' in country's east

Congo’s government has accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east

The Independent UK

Trump’s approval rating now 20 points higher as president-elect than when he left the White House

Small majority say in poll Trump is attempting to unite country while slightly fewer say he remains a threat to democracy.

The Independent UK

‘Chummy’ UK-UAE links could stifle efforts to free detained Briton, warns family

Ryan Cornelius has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since 2008.

The Independent UK

Europe's Pivotal Role In Bid To Strike COP29 Climate Deal

The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday -- viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations -- after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections.

International Business Times

Food prices soar in Gaza after looting of almost 100 aid trucks worsens shortages

WHO says hijacking by armed men has aggravated already severe scarcity of food, medicine and other aid

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

Eating less sugar would be great for the planet as well as our health

Sugar addiction is on the rise. Globally, sugar intake has quadrupled over the last 60 years, and it now makes up around 8% of all our calories.

The Guardian - UK

China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say

Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’

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Gangs Launch Fresh Attack On Haiti's Capital

Recent gang attack in Haiti's Pétionville highlights escalating violence and security challenges in the region.

The Independent UK

Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands

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The Independent UK

Haiti's residents stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with police

Fortune

Food waste is full of surprisingly low-hanging fruits to help tackle climate change, a growing body of evidence shows

The vast volumes of food we send to landfill account for an estimated 20% of current methane emissions.

Evening Standard

UK joins coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

The UK has joined a cross-country group as UN climate negotiations continue in Azerbaijan.

Al Jazeera

More than 200 children killed in Lebanon amid Israeli bombardment: UN

Three children killed daily in Lebanon over last two months, UNICEF reports, as it urges action to stop the violence.

The Conversation

US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s opposition matter?

US president-elect Donald Trump has indicated that he will again withdraw his country from the Paris agreement and perhaps the UN climate process altogether. The uncertainty this has created was palpable in the negotiation rooms and hallways of the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where I wrote this.

The Conversation

Climate entropy: reflections on the ground from COP29

If I had to sum up COP29 in a single word, it would be entropy. Borrowed from thermodynamics, this concept describes the delicate balance between order and disorder, a principle that governs both natural and human systems. An ecosystem, much like the climate negotiations, is not static; it is constantly…

The Independent UK

Cop29 talks buoyed by G20 support but fears stoked over fossil fuels backsliding

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies confirmed their support to shift more cash to developing countries to help them cope with climate change.

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