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At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change. ...
Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit
As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N. climate conference known this year as COP29, they bring with them a level of scrutiny the hosts aren't accustomed to — and don't often tolerate. ...
Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a...
Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation,...
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference. Diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid increasing threats from...
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
CHICAGO (AP) — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency...
Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. ...
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
NEW YORK (AP) — The effort to save the pale blue dot called Earth is all about the green — that is, the money to finance a transition to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. The annual Climate Week NYC and United Nations General Assembly combination is putting special...
Max Verstappen punished for swearing in F1 news conference
SINGAPORE (AP) — Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was punished Friday for swearing in a news conference in which he argued against greater restrictions on drivers swearing. Stewards ruling for the sport's governing body, the FIA, decided Verstappen should “accomplish some work...
Max Verstappen has a 'monster' to tame in Baku as Red Bull's era of F1 dominance comes under threat
Lando Norris is only one of Max Verstappen's problems at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The other is his own car. Verstappen needs to tame a car he's called a “monster” to hold off Norris and defend his Formula 1 title, all while the Red Bull team's years of dominance in Formula 1...
