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Since 2016, China has turned phone users' daily purchases into 122 million real trees; the digital forest now covers 112,000 hectares of drylandAn innovative Chinese app called Ant Forest encourages users to adopt greener habits. Everyday low-carbon actions earn users virtual points...- In 1935, the United States began planting 220 million trees from Texas to Canada to stop the Dust Bowl, creating 18,600 miles of living windbreaks by 1942Giant dust storms ravaged the American Great Plains during the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a massive tree planting pro...
- Climate finance must reach nations that need it most, says UN Climate ChiefClimate finance is rising but not fast enough for developing nations. Developed countries must triple adaptation finance and deliver USD 30...
- How climate change is making wildfires more frequentClimate change and wildfires explained: Global temperatures are projected to remain at record highs, increasing extreme weather events. Ris...
- UN chief calls for faster adoption of AI-powered early warning systems to tackle climate disastersUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for the faster adoption of AI-powered early warning systems, saying they...
- At 7, she fell in love with art. Today, this self-taught Bengaluru artist's paintings are displayed at the UN headquarters. How one social media post changed her lifeBengaluru artist Namita Kulkarni achieved international recognition for her powerful paintings. Her artwork was recently displayed at the p...
- Empathy for Europe, 'mockery' for India? How the European heatwave exposes global double standards Indians face, Polish woman explainsA Polish woman living in India has gone viral after questioning what she called a double standard in how climate-related hardships are view...
- 500 plants, 100 birds, 25 butterfly species: At 23, Delhi boy turns home terrace into lush urban forest. How a childhood love for birdwatching sparked a mission to protect urban wildlifeAman Sharma, a 23-year-old Delhi resident, has transformed his 15,000 sq ft terrace into a thriving urban forest, a testament to his passio...
- UN chief ups climate pitch, targets fossil fuels and AIAcknowledging that temperature increases will breach the 1.5C guardrail, Guterres focused on the need to take measures to ensure that the r...
- Quote of the Day by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas: 'Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should…' - the raging verse that Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Christopher Nolan honoredQuote of the Day by Dylan Thomas urges people to resist life's inevitable decline. In today's world of burnout, his words champion a fierce...
- Wall St regulator proposes to scrap Biden-era climate ruleThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to remove rules requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and spending...
- Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
- FIFA World Cup to face newest opponent: Brutal heat and violent stormsHeat, humidity and thunderstorms are synonymous with summer in many North American regions -- and in a few weeks they could also threaten t...
- On Russia's doorstep, Norway goes 'total defence' modeNorway is now preparing for war. The nation has entered "total defence" mode. This includes upgrading air raid shelters and increasing civi...
- Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
- AI is 'accelerating the climate crisis,' expert warnsIf you care about the environment, think twice about using AI. Generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditio...
- India not responsible for climate crisis, should not repeat West's mistakes: Commonwealth SGCommonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland said India's renewable energy makes up "35 per cent of its energy consumption" and the ini...
- Climate crisis? The baal is in our courtHair is being gathered to try and save the world. Let’s not split hairs over it
- US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgencyThe two countries “are committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis, which must be addres...
- Climate crisis causing more frequent extreme El Nino events: StudyThe climate crisis is causing extreme El Nino events to become stronger and more frequent, according to a study that may lead to better for...
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