Environment

Past five years hottest on record, says UN weather agency

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

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At the Marrakech climate talks, record speed must be the new normal

As governments start turning Paris Agreement promises into action at UN climate talks in Morocco this week, Greenpeace urges them to stop any new fossil fuel developments and make the record speed of the accord’s ratification the 'new normal'.

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MARRAKECH: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us,’ chair of UN conference says as new round of climate talks opens

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COP22 President and Morocco’s Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (left) with COP 21 President...

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On International Day, UN cites 'duty of care towards the environment' in peacetime and during conflict

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Verifying legality of timber at a wood depot near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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