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NA Vice Chair Ghimire urges climate justice
Enewspolar
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August 19, 2025
Kathmandu, Aug 19: Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly, Bimala Ghimire, has said Nepal, as the country of Gautam Buddha, should spread a message of climate justice in the countries belonging to the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Vice Chairperson...
Deadly wildfires show Spain must better prepare for climate crises, says Sánchez
The Guardian
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August 19, 2025
The wildfires that have devoured 373,000 hectares of land in Spain and killed four people underscore the need to “readjust and recalibrate” the country’s preparation and response capacities as part of a sustained, non-partisan effort to tackle the...
PM’s trip to SA algal bloom reveals cautious Labor’s climate fears
Financial Review
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August 19, 2025
Anthony Albanese will travel to Adelaide on Wednesday morning to inspect the dead sea creatures washing up on South Australia’s beaches, victims of a climate-induced algal bloom decimating sea life and local industries. Details of the trip have...
Local opinion: A response to op ed on environmentalists and labor
The Arizona Daily Star
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Lindsay Heimm It’s hard to square Erica Prather’s headline with the body of her piece, which reduces everyone who opposed Project Blue to “belly-aching white-collar liberals with high data...
Low-carbon methanol seen as driver of climate action, says AEO
Arab Times
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August 19, 2025
Jamal Al-Loughani, Secretary-General of the Arab Energy Organization (AEO), formerly known as OAPEC. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 19: The Secretary General of the Arab Energy Organization (AEO), formerly OAPEC, Jamal Al-Loughani, has underlined the role of...
The Butterfly Effect in Delhi: How Climate Change is Silencing Insects
The Quint
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August 19, 2025
She also explains why we need years of data to detect real trends: insect populations fluctuate wildly by day or season. Commenting on the same, Dr Shashank PR notes that Delhi’s insect monitoring is hindered by short funding cycles, few experts,...
Coastal Communities Restore Marshes, Dunes And Reefs Amid Climate Threats
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 19, 2025
Coastal communities in Hawaiʻi and other states are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more destructive storms. This story was written by Tammy Webber In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more...
Pakistan among most climate-hit countries: Senate chairman
Dawn
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August 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that climate change is an urgent reality and despite contributing less than one percent to global emissions, Pakistan is among the most climate-affected countries, facing floods, glacial...
Senate chief stresses climate change an urgent reality for Pakistan
The Nation
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August 19, 2025
Dr. Jemal Beker shares Ethiopia’s remarkable gains through its Green Legacy campaign. ISLAMABAD - In a powerful display of climate diplomacy and South-South cooperation, Pakistan and Ethiopia came together at the COMSTECH Secretariat in Islamabad...
Vermont defends its climate ‘Superfund’ law from Trump attacks
E&E News
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August 19, 2025
The state of Vermont has asked a court to dismiss a trio of challenges to its landmark climate law, arguing that the Trump administration and other critics have their facts wrong. In a brief filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the...
Green cooling key to Ghana's climate goals - Energy Commission
GhanaWeb
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August 19, 2025
The Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Eunice Biritwum, has underscored the need for Ghana to adopt a more sustainable cooling solution, warning that rising demand for air conditioning contributes to environmental degradation if not...
Column: Eat more plants for health, climate
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 19, 2025
What if you could improve your health, reduce animal cruelty, and help protect the environment just by changing what’s on your plate? It may sound too good to be true, but the science is clear: Your food choices have a profound impact on your...
Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth
AzerNews
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August 19, 2025
Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth 19 August 2025 13:57 (UTC+04:00) In 2024, a total of 1.4 billion manats were allocated to the environment and agriculture sectors, underscoring the government's...
Hiltzik: Trump wants NASA to burn a crucial satellite to cinders, killing research into climate change
Los Angeles Times
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August 19, 2025
By any reasonable metric, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory has been a spectacular success. Originally designed to support a two-year pilot project, it has been operating continuously in space for more than 10 years and could continue doing so...
Gilani, Ethiopian envoy discuss trade, climate, global cooperation
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 19, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday met Ethiopian Ambassador Dr. Jamal Beker Abdulla and discussed bilateral ties, trade, investment, environmental cooperation, and regional as well as...
Environmental victory: High Court overturns oil drilling approval in Western Cape
IOL
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The Western Cape High Court has overturned an approval for offshore oil drilling along the Western Cape coast, citing serious flaws in the environmental assessment. The ruling, handed down by Judge Mangcu-Lockwood on 13 August, comes after legal...
Businesses face 'chaos' as EPA aims to repeal its authority over climate pollution
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
The Trump administration's plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America. The Environmental Protection Agency's endangerment finding has served as the legal...
NEC And Climateai Develop Conceptual Model To Promote Climate Change Adaptation In Agriculture
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- JCN NewsWire) NEC and ClimateAi Develop Conceptual Model to Promote Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture Using AI to predict the effects of adaptation measures on cocoa and rice cultivation to promote sustainable agriculture Tokyo,...
‘Calamity of compounding errors’ cuts off environmental flows in Murray-Darling Basin
WAtoday
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August 19, 2025
Grant said that similarly to equipment used in agriculture, infrastructure used at Toorale to extract water from the rivers and divert it into the national park is “constructed, licensed, operated, and utilised by different bodies at state and...
Column: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...