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Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Many have identified the consequences of global warming as the gravest threat that countries, the international community and planet Earth face over the course of this century. Global warming, i.e. the rise in global average temperatures, is caused by greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere – such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – produced by a number of human activities: deforestation, the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal, and intensive farming. The consequences of this process are known as climate change. Due to the ongoing climate crisis we’re witnessing the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, sea levels rising, desertification and biodiversity loss. In order to face all these challenges, over 170 countries adopted the Paris Agreement at the COP21 climate change conference held in the French capital in 2015. Follow the latest updates, information and news about international efforts to slow down global warming and its devastating effects.

Now we all agree, on the climate

Now we all agree, on the climate

With Joe Biden as US president, the entire international community will be aligned on the climate crisis. We can’t let this chance slip away.

Half of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals have been lost in the last 25 years

Half of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals have been lost in the last 25 years

A new study raises the alarm on the Great Barrier Reef: in 25 years half of its corals have been lost, mainly due to climate change.

In the eye of the typhoon: Japan isn’t ready for the climate crisis

In the eye of the typhoon: Japan isn’t ready for the climate crisis

Typhoons will become more intense as a result of global warming, but Japan has to do more to prepare itself for this perfect storm.

China aims for carbon neutrality by 2060

China aims for carbon neutrality by 2060

President Xi Jinping surprised the international community with China’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. How this will occur is yet to be seen.

25 September is the global day of climate action. Follow it live

25 September is the global day of climate action. Follow it live

The latest updates on the strikes and events being held around the world for the global day of climate action on 25 September.

Political short-sightedness is fuelling wildfires in the USA

Political short-sightedness is fuelling wildfires in the USA

Wildfires in the US have caused over 30 deaths and destroyed 2 million hectares so far. The tragedy became political when Trump visited California.

Canada loses its last ice shelf as a heatwave hits the Arctic

Canada loses its last ice shelf as a heatwave hits the Arctic

The 4000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, Canada’s last one, has collapsed due to temperatures 5 degrees higher than the 30-year average.

Humanity has not yet failed. Greta Thunberg is back with a podcast

Humanity has not yet failed. Greta Thunberg is back with a podcast

Greta Thunberg asks leaders to do more for our climate in a podcast written during lockdown: the pandemic has taught us how to face a global emergency, she says.

Sea levels could rise by over a metre by 2100

Sea levels could rise by over a metre by 2100

If we don’t turn the tide on global warming, cities like Venice and Miami will disappear under rising sea levels.

Winter 2019-2020 was the hottest ever recorded in Europe

Winter 2019-2020 was the hottest ever recorded in Europe

Not much snow, peaks of 19 degrees Celsius in Norway and even 28 degrees in France: official data confirms the anomalously high temperatures of this past winter.