The increase in CO2 from 2017 to 2018 was above the average growth rate over the last decade.
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The Madrid Climate Change Conference, or COP25, is bringing the world together to decide on the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process and consider ways to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Taking place from 2 to 16 December, the Conference comes at a time when new data shows that the climate emergency is getting worse every day, and is impacting people’s lives everywhere, whether from extreme heat, air pollution, wildfires, intensified flooding, or droughts. Find out more about climate change and what the UN is doing about it.
Fishermen, families, hotel owners, and coastal farmers are all sounding an alarm: North Africa’s coast has reached its tipping point. Coastal hotspots in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, for a start, are “absolutely exhausted” from overfishing and coastal erosion.
The annual United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) flagship Emissions Gap Report is out. But what is this report really about? And why should you care? See the interactive feature.
“There used to be so much fish, but things are changing.” Roza, a fisherwoman, has worked for over 20 years in the Danube river basin. In the last decade, rising temperatures and lower water levels are forcing Roza to question the changing nature of her job.
One of the most threatened yet overlooked ecosystems on Earth, seagrass could have a promising future thanks to its ability to absorb carbon. Its potential is now starting to gain international attention as efforts to tackle the climate emergency become ever more urgent.
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Climate Change is one of the defining issues of our time and we are at a pivotal moment.
