6 d. ago China gives disputed Scarborough Shoal a clean bill of health

Coral reefs at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea are healthy and resilient to climate change, but growing thermal stress poses a potential bleaching risk, according to a Chinese environmental assessment. The report rated the atoll’s maritime environment as excellent, with no signs of cyanide in seawater, sediment or fish samples. Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines, is claimed by both countries, and Manila has accused...

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1 week ago Climate Change: China reaffirms commitment to global climate action at COP30

Climate Change: China reaffirms commitment to global climate action at COP30  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago Cop30: climate protesters rally in Brazil at UN summit’s halfway mark

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the United Nations’ Cop30 climate conference in the Amazonian city. Under a baking sun, indigenous people mixed with activists gathered in a festive atmosphere, blasting music from speakers, carrying a giant beach ball of Earth and holding a flag of Brazil emblazoned with the words “Protected Amazon”. It was the first major protest outside the annual climate talks...

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3 w. ago Takeaway from Cop30: climate action needs to be up close and local

Spectating from afar during the Cop30 UN climate summit in Belem on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon forests, it is easy to despair. Despite 30 years of concerted global diplomacy and exhaustive scientific evidence of the gravity of global warming, carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, as do global temperatures. Brazil’s rainforest continues to burn. Global oil and gas production remains robust. Governments procrastinate and funding promises still fail to materialise. Worst of all, the world’s...

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3 w. ago WWF hails China's crucial role in fight against climate change

WWF hails China's crucial role in fight against climate change  Xinhua

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4 w. ago Climate action vacuum looms over COP30 while China dominates clean energy tech

Climate action vacuum looms over COP30 while China dominates clean energy tech  Nikkei Asia

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4 w. ago Brazil’s Lula opens Cop30 demanding courage – and cash – to save the planet

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off the Cop30 climate summit on Thursday, urging leaders to turn promises into action while highlighting his country’s work within the Brics group to reaffirm the importance of climate finance, capacity building and technology transfer in global cooperation. The meeting comes amid the notable absence by the United States. President Donald Trump, who ordered the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in January, declined an invitation...

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