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Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing Alberta province to advance a new oil pipeline, a divisive move raising concern about Ottawa's commitment to confronting climate change.

Climate change 'increasingly threatens' dynamic Spanish economy: OECD

The consequences of climate change such as last year's deadly floods "increasingly threaten" the growth of Spain's economy, one of the developed world's most dynamic, the OECD warned on Wednesday.

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Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousands

The death toll from days of widespread flooding in southern Thailand rose to 33 on Wednesday, with tens of thousands displaced in the country and neighbouring Malaysia, officials said.

Thailand floods kill 13, leaving people stranded and roads submerged

Residents of southern Thailand waded through waist-deep floods on Tuesday, with a main tourist town left inundated by days of heavy rain, stranding people in homes and hotels, and killing at least 13 in the region.

Vietnam flooding kills at least 90

Heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in the last week, authorities said Sunday, leaving others stranded on rooftops and mountain roadways blocked.

Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90

The death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 people still missing, the environment ministry said Sunday, after days of heavy rain and landslides.

COP30: Key reactions to climate deal

Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host country Brazil.

What did countries agree to at COP30?

The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.

Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out

Jabs about greedy children, boos for the Vatican, and a suspension of proceedings lasting more than an hour: the COP30 finale unfolded with the same chaotic energy that defined the summit, exposing the rifts that came close to derailing a deal.

Amazon summit seals climate deal without fossil fuel plan

Nations clinched a deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon Saturday without a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels as demanded by the European Union and other countries.

Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 55

Rescuers raced to find more than a dozen people still missing on Saturday after a week of heavy flooding in Vietnam, where authorities said at least 55 people have died.

Fossil fuel fight threatens to sink COP30 as EU rejects Brazil's draft

The clock was ticking down on the slated final day of UN climate talks in Brazil Friday where a bitter fight over whether to mention fossil fuels in any agreement threatened to upend the event.

Fire forces evacuation at UN climate talks

A fire erupted in a pavilion of the UN's climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing panicked delegates to run for the exits and disrupting tense negotiations among ministers from around the world.

The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

When Liberia's government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the "carbon credit" deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions.

Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 16

Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread flooding inundated central Vietnam, where authorities said Thursday at least 16 people have died.

Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit

Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a much weaker hand.

Lula pushes fossil fuel 'roadmap' back to center of COP30

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva put his "roadmap" from fossil fuels back at the top of UN climate talks on Wednesday, despite failing in a bold bid to seal an early deal.

Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hit the corridors of COP30 in Belem on Wednesday, in a push to land a deal at the UN climate talks as nations remained divided over contentious issues.

Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergies

A David-vs-Goliath climate court case is to start Wednesday in Belgium, where a farmer is seeking compensation from French oil giant TotalEnergies for damage to his farm caused by climate change.

'That place': Merz offends Brazil with comments about COP30 city

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rubbed Brazilians the wrong way with disparaging comments about the COP30 host city of Belem.

COP30 talks enter homestretch with UN warning against 'stonewalling'

The UN's climate chief urged ministers on Monday to avoid any "stonewalling" and speed up negotiations at COP30 talks in Brazil, with nations divided on key issues with five days left in the gathering.

Massive march in Brazil marks first big UN climate protest in years

Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years.

Climate protesters rally in Brazil at COP30 halfway mark

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN's COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.

Climate protesters to rally at COP30's halfway mark

Thousands of people are expected to march through the streets of Belem on Saturday, demanding "real solutions" to human-caused global warming as the Brazilian city hosts this year's UN climate talks.

Fossil fuel lobbyists out in force at Amazon climate talks: NGOs

Lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry have turned up in strength at the UN climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon, an NGO coalition said Friday, warning that their presence undermines the process.

A rare oil CEO shows up at COP30, spars with activists

The head of France's TotalEnergies, one of the few oil executives to attend UN climate talks in Brazil, jousted Friday with activists, defended his presence and sidestepped questions about his sector's role in global warming.

Indigenous protesters disrupt UN climate summit again

Dozens of Indigenous demonstrators blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday in a plea for the world to pay attention to their plight in the Amazon.

Study flags 'complicity' of oil-supplying states in Gaza war

Twenty-five countries shipped oil to Israel during its two-year offensive in Gaza, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Oil Change International, which argued the same fossil-fuel system driving the climate crisis is also enabling "genocide."

Brazil tribal chief ready to give Lula a 'talking-to'

A renowned Brazilian tribal chief said Wednesday on the sidelines of UN climate talks that he would not hesitate to give the president a "talking-to" if he ignored concerns over oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River.

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.

'Trump is temporary': California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight

With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.

Philippines digs out from Typhoon Fung-wong as death toll climbs

Rescuers using backhoes and chainsaws began digging the Philippines out from the devastation of Typhoon Fung-wong on Tuesday, as floodwaters receded in hundreds of villages and the storm's death toll climbed to 25.

Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million

A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines over the South China Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate.

All aboard! Cruise ships ease Belem's hotel dearth

Two cruise ships tower imposingly over a sleepy port in the Brazilian Amazon where some 50,000 people are gathering for a UN climate conference.

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