Sixty countries head to Santa Marta to cement coalition for fossil fuel transition
Around 60 governments are due to gather in the Colombian city of Santa Marta this week for what is being billed as the first global...
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Cuts to Renewable Energy Research in Energy Department's Budget Irk Senate Democrats
Although the department’s overall budget will increase in 2027, the amounts dedicated to environmental management, research and renewable energy infrastructure face significant hits.By Gabriel Matias...
IPCC authors meet for the Second Lead Author Meeting of the Working Group I contribution of the Seventh Assessment Report
GENEVA, April 23 – Experts and author teams of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are meeting this week at the Universidad Católica in...
The 'age of electricity' is here. No one knows what comes next.
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has caused an unprecedented disruption in global energy markets, bottlenecking 20 percent of the...
Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge
Indigenous land defenders are being killed and criminalized at alarming rates, AI systems scrape traditional knowledge without consent, while Indigenous women face escalating rates of...
A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you've heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do...
Scientists discover hidden forces are warping Earth deep beneath the surface
Scientists have mapped how Earth’s deepest mantle is being deformed—and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried thousands of kilometers underground. Using a massive...
Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive
A growing body of research is pointing to the critical, but unappreciated, role that older animals play in ensuring the survival of wildlife populations. Conservationists...
Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand
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EU Assistance to Ukraine (in U.S. Dollars) (22 Apr 2026)
Country: Ukraine Source: European Union The European Union (EU) and our 27 Member States remain united and determined in our unprecedented support for Ukraine. Since...
Syria: Le Canada accorde un financement à l'Organisation pour l'interdiction des armes chimiques afin d'éliminer les armes chimiques en Syrie
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Canada Source: Government of Canada Le 22 avril 2026 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Affaires mondiales Canada Le Canada soutient les efforts...
Canada provides funding to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Canada Source: Government of Canada April 22, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada Canada is supporting international efforts to...
Nigeria Situation Report - March 2026
Country: Nigeria Source: United Nations Population Fund Please refer to the attached file. In March 2026, the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s BAY states and Plateau...
As Climate Disasters Create an Insurance Crisis, a California Bill Seeks to Make Fossil Fuel Companies Pay
Premiums ‘have gone through the roof’ and insurers have been leaving the state as the costs of disasters soar amid worsening extreme weather.By Steven RodasMary...
From information to engagement in the Anthropocene: media's role in low-carbon city transformation in China
Urban areas, with dense populations and concentrated consumption, are major contributors to CO₂ emissions, accelerating the progression of the Anthropocene. In this context, low-carbon city...
China's solar exports reach 'gigantic' record in March as energy crisis bites
China exported a record amount of solar components and photovoltaic panels last month, signalling that manufacturers are benefiting from stronger demand for clean energy technologies...
What's driving the catastrophic wildfires in Georgia
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Wildfires are burning across more than 27,000 acres in south...
Colombia: Análisis de riesgos de protección en Vichada con énfasis en niñez
Countries: Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Sources: 3iS, El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia, European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Please...
Colombia: Briefing Departamental, La Guajira, Julio a Diciembre de 2025
Countries: Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Sources: El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached...
Vaginal bacteria turn newborn skin into a beneficial 'bioreactor'
A lipid synthesized on skin may promote brain development—and a swabbing with vaginal fluid could provide it to C-section babies, study suggests
Reporte de Situación Venezuela –enero y febrero 2026
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. Este informe ha sido elaborado...
Colombia: Análisis de la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Putumayo
Country: Colombia Sources: 3iS, El Equipo Humanitario País Colombia, European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Please refer to the attached...
Major Livestock and Animal Agriculture Companies Are Making Climate Promises They Aren't Keeping
A new study finds that the vast majority of climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny.By Georgina...
South America—the last continent to be settled—was peopled in surprisingly complex way
Genetically diverse groups arrived in three waves, some potentially carrying genes acquired from long-ago Australasian ancestors
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