United Nations
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Paris Agreement targets need to be 5 times stronger to actually work
The worse news is that many of the world’s biggest emitters aren’t even on track to meet their Paris accord pledges.
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What indigenous leaders from Brazil thought of Jair Bolsonaro’s U.N. address
“Everything he talked about at the U.N. is a reflection of the policies that he's implementing against indigenous people, against our lands, against our rights.”
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Small countries made big commitments at the U.N. climate summit
While big economies like the U.S., Russian and China did little to nothing, other nations are moving forward without them
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Meet the other Greta Thunbergs at the first-ever U.N. Youth Climate Summit
“I believe that it is our duty as youth to fight the climate. If we don’t fight for the climate, then who will?”
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The deadliest environmental causes in 2018: Protesting mining, agribusiness, dams
At least 164 environmental activists were killed last year, according to a new report.
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Scientists urge the U.N. to make environmental destruction a war crime
War (huh!) what is it good for? Certainly not the environment.
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U.N. report: ‘Human rights might not survive’ climate crisis
It's time for human rights defenders to come together on climate action, expert says.
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Floating cities: The new future for climate refugees?
The U.N. says people displaced by rising seas could just live on the ocean. Critics say the idea doesn't hold water.
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The world lost environmental leaders on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Many of those aboard the flight were headed to the United Nations Environment Assembly.