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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

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As underscored by recent flooding, heatwaves, and wildfires across parts of North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, the report makes clear that climate change is accelerating and intensifying across every region of the planet. Climate impacts are happening now, worsening and in some cases irreversible.

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Global Briefing: Paris Olympics targets zero food waste and more plant based meals

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COP26 President Alok Sharma has hinted that a coalition of industrialised nations is exploring how to introduce new multi-billion dollar green funding packages to emerging economies in Asia building on the just transition deal agreed with South Africa at the COP26 Climate Summit last year. WMO raises alarm over latest climate records.

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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

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A range of climate scenarios have been forecast - but common to all is increased frequency and scale of extreme weather events, more droughts and floods, melting of ice caps and permafrost, rise in sea levels, and oceanic acidification and deoxygenation. Carbon bootprints. There are physical risks.