COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis
COP31 climate talks commenced in Antalya, Turkiye, after a delay due to agenda disagreements on climate finance. Andrea Correa do Lago, president of COP30, led the opening.
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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says
GENEVA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful ElNiño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UNreport showed on Monday.• Countries are preparing tomeet in Turkey from November 9 to 20 for the next round of climate talks and the World Meteorological Organization "State of the Climate"report provides the latest available data to inform their discussions.
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Turkey pushes for transition at COP31 as coal burns
The host of this year's UN climate summit remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels as it tries to inspire a global switch to clean energy.
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Pakistan: Farmers in long fight to make German firms pay for flood damage
The litigation argues that the companies' emissions contributed to climate change and turbo-charged rain that wiped out their crops, livestock, and homes