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Climate change increases risk of armed conflicts
Climate affects drivers of conflict, such as socioeconomic development or inequalities among groups
US billionaires call for new ‘wealth tax’ to fight climate change
Twenty of wealthiest people in US urged next president to impose taxes on rich to combat climate change, increase access to health care
Environment Minister highlights Egypt’s efforts to combat climate change
Yasmine Fouad discussed climate change, marine plastic pollution, waste management with WB delegate
Eutrophication, dark side of ‘greenness’
Lake greenness increases methane emissions by 30% to 90% over next 100 years
MIIC’s 4-year strategy focuses on more structure reforms for investment ‘climate’ improvements
Nasr participates in meeting for supervising economic progress at WEF meetings
Arctic's record warming propelling 'broad change' in climate: study
Climate protection: Germany falls farther behind
Egypt hosts meeting of Group of 77, China climate negotiators
Egypt will host 14th meeting of COP14 on 17 November
Opinion: 1.5 degrees — do we want climate catastrophe or not?
Germany’s farmers feel the heat of climate change
Marine heat waves increase: climate researchers
Researchers connect data to show accelerating trend for marine heat waves in our oceans
Cities, businesses aim to fill Trump climate void
Trump’s climate jobs talk unfounded
The battle for Trump’s mind on climate
Granting indigenous land rights could save the climate – or not
‘Indigenous people are stabilizing the global climate’
Should lobbyists be excluded from climate meetings?
Could the law driving computing leaps speed up climate protection?
Peru floods in line with climate change models, says climatologist Mojib Latif
Paris Agreement: Savior for the world’s climate?
The global climate agreement is now officially in force.
Opinion: US-China move a good sign for the climate
The US and China will ratify the Paris Agreement. That’s good for climate protection, DW’s Sonya Diehn writes, but it’s just one step in a process that will need to move forward quickly in order to make a difference.
Climate disasters could increase armed conflict in multi-ethnic countries
Natural disasters and armed conflicts are a source of destabilization worldwide. In multi-ethnic countries, the two could be linked. Climate calamities could turn smoldering social tensions into conflict.
Brexit makes it harder to dole out EU climate burden
The European Union today announced which European countries will have to do what, to meet the bloc’s emissions reduction commitment. But the whole proposal will have to be torn up if the UK leaves the bloc.
Republican platform aims to dismantle US environment and climate laws
The final Republican platform, released Monday, would pull the United States out of the international climate accord, open national forests for logging and declare coal a “clean energy resource.”
After Brexit, Europe faces uncertain climate future
Britain’s new prime minister Theresa May has scrapped the UK’s climate ministry and appointed a climate skeptic as environment minister. In a post-Brexit world, Europe’s climate protection policy could be in trouble.
Defending lands, indigenous group fights dams in Brazil’s Amazon
The Munduruku indigenous people are resisting hydroelectric dams on the Tapajós River, a major Amazon tributary. The hydropower, touted as green, would destroy forests – and could even increase greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate concerns around new leaked TTIP document
A newly leaked TTIP draft plays into fears that the the free trade deal will force Europe to lower its regulatory standards – sparking renewed worry for climate protection and development of renewable energy.
Egypt recognised for its renewable energy efforts in Paris
French Foreign Ministry organised a session to review renewable energy strategies
10 things you can do to protect the climate
