HAGUE: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the climate crisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarisation. Taking to X, WHO Chief Ghebreyesus shared his experience testifying about the impact of climate change at the International Court of Justice and reiterated that the world needs peace justice and…
2024 is officially on track to be the hottest year in history, surpassing even last year’s record-breaking temperatures. Data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that global temperatures from January to November have already risen 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, marking a concerning milestone. This is the first time temperatures have crossed this…
Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP) THE HAGUE: The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight…
Chandni Raina (Reuters photo) BAKU/NEW DELHI: India’s historic stand of rejecting the climate finance outcome at COP29 on Sunday triggered similar reactions from other developing countries and experts, who viewed India as a champion of the entire Global South.The moment came during the final plenary where India’s negotiator, Chandni Raina, led the charge against what…
BAKU: With world leaders heading to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit next week, the UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Saturday urged them to send a strong signal that climate action is core business for the world’s biggest economies and step up climate finance globally as it requires action both inside and outside…
