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Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore slams the fossil fuel industry, saying it’s time for world leaders to listen to scientists instead of lobbyists.

Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore gives fiery speech at COP29

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For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday.

UN climate talks haven't improved Earth's climate prognosis in 3 years

This image provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection shows the wildfire in Jennings Creek, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. 

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The crowning achievement at last year's COP climate conference in Dubai was a global consensus on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels." This year, the conference had not even started yet before BBC News exposed senior organizers of using the event to arrange potential deals for fossil fuel expansion. The recent election of Donald Trump in the U.S. has added an additional layer of uncertainty to this year's meeting.

Corruption revelations, Trump presidency loom over this year's COP climate conference

For the second year in a row, the UN's annual climate conference opened in one of the oil capitals of the world — Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's why Baku was picked to host COP29, despite concerns about its record on climate change and human rights.

Why a petrostate is hosting UN climate talks — again

The COP29 climate summit begins today, with uncertainty about the impact U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will have on climate change policy. Matt Galloway talks to a panel of climate experts about what could happen if the U.S. retreats from the fight, and what roles the international community should take on. 

How Trump's victory could affect climate change policy 

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A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024.

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Delegates at COP29, the annual UN climate conference, will have to navigate the scrutiny of another petro-state host in Azerbaijan and the expected retreat of U.S. climate policy under a re-elected Donald Trump. CBC’s international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston breaks down the hurdles standing between COP and meaningful climate action.  

COP29 held in the shadow of a re-elected Trump and a problematic host

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday that we have to 'stop pretending' that the COP process is going to lead to meaningful action on the climate crisis.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says COP is 'failing us'

Scientists warn that this year could end 1.5 C hotter than pre-industrial times, surpassing the current record of 1.48 C set just last year. Some experts now fear Donald Trump’s less-than-friendly stance on climate change could make the crisis even worse.

2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be warmest year on record

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we talk to the authors of a book that argues world leaders intend to overshoot climate targets, look at the climate impact of private jets and consider the clean energy potential of solar panels covering parking lots.

Has the world 'surrendered' to climate change? These authors think so

A woman walks by piled up cars after floods in Massanassa, just outside of Valencia, Spain, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Spain Floods

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get the story on how drivers in one city went from fighting to supporting congestion pricing, see how Canada's high-speed rail plans compare to others and consider what to do about gas-powered leaf blowers.

How one city learned to love congestion pricing

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, scientists say. And overshooting the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C warming limit now 'looks inevitable,' says the scientist who led the research.

Overshooting 1.5 C limit 'looks inevitable' with record CO2 emissions from fossil fuels

When it comes to aviation in general, it contributes roughly 2.5 per cent of all CO2 emissions and has thus far contributed to roughly four per cent of global warming. But just how much CO2 emissions are these private jets emitting? A lot, according to a new study.

What are the private flights of the 1% doing to the planet? The numbers are in

Solar is now the cheapest option for new electricity, and the Dutch are all in. The Netherlands is known for scattered showers, abundant waterways, and actively-used agricultural land, so it took ingenuity for the small country to soar to the top of the Europe's solar pyramid.

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