TRT World says Climate change is now “the greatest threat to the future and security” of Australia, senior defence figures in the country have warned.
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Climate change includes both human-induced global warming and its large-scale impacts on weather patterns. There have been previous periods of climate change, but the current changes are more rapid than any known events in Earth’s history.
TRT World says Brazilian tribal leaders and advocates have criticised the granting of an Indigenous rights award to President Jair Bolsonaro.
TRT World says Brazilian environmental groups have urged the EU to pass aggressive legislation banning all imports linked to deforestation.
The Guardian says Young environmental activists have disrupted the red carpet at the Baftas to call for more attention to the climate crisis and for celebrities to speak out about it.
The Guardian says veterans at a nursing home were evacuated, joining residents from more than 1,000 homes, as firefighters and emergency workers battled two massive wildfires Sunday.
The Independent says the climate crisis is adversely affecting mental health as extreme weather events cause trauma and livelihoods are lost, a landmark United Nations report has said.
The Guardian says The impacts of the climate crisis are proving much worse than predicted, and governments must act more urgently to adapt to them or face global disaster.
Aljazeera says people in Argentina are hopeful light rains that began over the weekend will help firefighters curb blazing wildfires that have ravaged farms.
The Independent says In north-western Spain, the sight of roofs emerging from the surface of the water in the Lindoso reservoir is not uncommon.
The Independent says The toll of Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has risen to 120 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island.
The Guardian says Northern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dissolved in the coming weeks.
Italy goes Green in a historic vote, in which Italy has made protecting the environment part of the Italian constitution.
The Independent says A climate change Bill has passed the consideration stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The Guardian says plants are flowering a month earlier in the UK as the climate heats up, a study has found.
The Independent says Ancient monuments in Athens were blanketed in snow after a rare blizzard hit the Greek city this week.
Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.
The Guardian says More than half of universities are not on track to meet their emissions targets, according to an analysis.
The Independent says The UK’s pledge to slash carbon emissions by 78 per cent over the next 14 years will not be delivered unless more ambition action is taken
The Metro says An Insulate Britain protester who has been on hunger strike in jail for nearly two weeks has been taken to hospital.
The Daily Express says EXTINCTION Rebellion activists are staging protests at Amazon warehouses across the country on Black Friday.
The Independent says Police have arrested 120 people in the past week after climate activists blocked major bridges linking central and south London.
The Guardian says The UK will continue to press governments around the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions urgently in the next year.
The Independent says The European Commission has proposed a law to prevent the import of commodities linked to deforestation, such as coffee, cocoa, soy, and beef.
TRT World says The Amazon Rainforest’s deforestation rates show major repeated increases under since Brazlian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019.
The Metro says A major investigation has been launched into sewage treatment works after an public outcry over the amount of pollution found in the UK’s rivers.