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Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It’s the killer detail in international climate talks : Consensus.

Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says

BANGKOK (AP) — Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says in its latest assessment of food security in the region.
In Halifax, a call to promote old-growth forests as a guard against future wildfires

In Halifax, a call to promote old-growth forests as a guard against future wildfires

HALIFAX — As he stands near a Nova Scotia forest with soaring 150-year-old trees, Mike Lancaster sees a natural, long-term solution to the threat wildfires pose to city dwellers. The director of the St.
Preserving grasslands is good for the planet, ranchers say — and they want to be paid

Preserving grasslands is good for the planet, ranchers say — and they want to be paid

CALGARY — Fed up with taking heat for their industry's carbon footprint, Canadian ranchers say it's time for government to step up and fund a solution that will reduce emissions while also preserving one of earth's most threatened ecosystems.
Climate change battering municipal finances across Canada

Climate change battering municipal finances across Canada

MONTREAL — The hamlet of Gore, Que., had the foresight to start preparing for more intense annual flooding due to climate change a decade ago.

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Why promise net zero emissions when you can go even lower, such as negative emissions? As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over ways to lower their greenhouse gas emissions, a Danish-led group of c
At COP28, Indigenous women have a message for leaders: Look at what we're doing. And listen

At COP28, Indigenous women have a message for leaders: Look at what we're doing. And listen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With a sprig of leaves and rainwater carried from her island in the Philippines, Grace Talawag delivered a prayer and a blessing for her delegation and onlookers in a negotiation hall at the United Nations climate s
Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on Uni
Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024

Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in wars and conflicts. Now for the first time, it's part of a peace deal.
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