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New York (AFP) - Humans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil fuel ads after 12 months that were the hottest on record. Dramatic climate shifts have already begun taking a heavy toll worldwide, fuelling extreme weather events, flooding and drought, while glaciers are melting away and sea levels are rising. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ban on advertising oil, gas and coal -- the main drivers of global warming -- as global climate monitors delivered a swathe of new findings signall...
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By Cat BARTON Séoul (AFP) - L'Afrique peut aider à "décarboner" l'économie mondiale si les pays développés investissent sérieusement pour "libérer" son "potentiel" en la matière, a affirmé mercredi le président kényan William Ruto dans un entretien à l'AFP. Venu à Séoul cette semaine pour un sommet Afrique-Corée du Sud, où cette dernière s'est engagée à verser une aide et un soutien à l'investissement de 24 milliards de dollars pour l'Afrique, M. Ruto a appelé les pays riches à faire davantage pour la transition vers l'énergie propre sur le continent, du transfert de technologie au financement...
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Paris (AFP) - Global warming has accelerated at an "unprecedented" pace as the window to limit rising temperatures within internationally-set targets closes, over 50 leading scientists warned in a study published on Wednesday. Looking at decade averages, temperatures climbed 0.26 degrees Celsius from 2014 to 2023, said the study published in the journal Earth System Science Data. In that same period, average global surface temperatures reached 1.19C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial benchmark for measuring a warming world. It marks an increase from the 1.14C reported last year for the decad...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A dangerous heatwave was building over parts of the western United States Tuesday, with forecasters warning of rocketing temperatures in an early taste of a possibly brutal summer for the region. The mercury was expected to top out at well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), with some areas experiencing highs as much as 30 degrees above normal for this time of year. Southwestern desert areas and California's Central Valley fruit basket were set to be particularly unpleasant, the National Weather Service warned. "Widespread temperature records are expected to b...
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German climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick intends to continue his hunger strike following treatment in hospital, as he called for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to take a stronger official position on climate change. The ongoing strike was announced on Tuesday morning by the campaign "Starve until you are honest." The 49-year-old was taken to hospital on Monday evening due to a circulatory collapse after 89 days of hunger strike. However, his condition was stabilized in hospital. He returned to the activists' camp at the Economy Ministry in Berlin. Metzeler-Kick said: "I had already decided befor...
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German climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick intends to continue his hunger strike following treatment in hospital, as he called for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to take a stronger official position on climate change. The ongoing strike was announced on Tuesday morning by the campaign "Starve until you are honest." The 49-year-old was taken to hospital on Monday evening due to a circulatory collapse after 89 days of hunger strike. However, his condition was stabilized in hospital. He returned to the activists' camp at the Economy Ministry in Berlin. Metzeler-Kick said: "I had already decided befor...
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German climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick intends to continue his hunger strike following treatment in hospital, as he called for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to take a stronger official position on climate change. The ongoing strike was announced on Tuesday morning by the campaign "Starve until you are honest." The 49-year-old was taken to hospital on Monday evening due to a circulatory collapse after 89 days of hunger strike. However, his condition was stabilized in hospital. He returned to the activists' camp at the Economy Ministry in Berlin. Metzeler-Kick said: "I had already decided befor...
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A climate activist taking part in a hunger strike in Berlin has been taken to hospital, according to the campaign "Starve until you are honest." Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, 49, was taken to the German Armed Forces' hospital, the campaign announced on Monday evening. He has been on hunger strike for 89 days and a team of doctors looking after him recently said his life was seriously at risk. Several campaign activists have been on hunger strike in Berlin for weeks and some of them are in a serious state of health. The activists want German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to issue a government statement on t...
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Germany is aiming to make the EURO 2024 football tournament the greenest ever but its ambitions could be higher if national teams just played ball and cut out flying, according to Transport & Environment (T&E). National teams could slash their emissions by 60 per cent if they opt out of flying and choose to travel by train or coach, an analysis by the umbrella organisation representing NGOs promoting sustainable travel found. Unfortunately, no team besides Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland has yet to make such a pledge. "UEFA and the hosts Germany have put a lot of effort into cutting transpo...
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A climate activist taking part in a hunger strike in Berlin has been taken to hospital, according to the campaign "Starve until you are honest." Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, 49, was taken to the German Armed Forces' hospital, the campaign announced on Monday evening. He has been on hunger strike for 89 days and a team of doctors looking after him recently said his life was seriously at risk. Several campaign activists have been on hunger strike in Berlin for weeks and some of them are in a serious state of health. The activists want German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to issue a government statement on t...
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