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Midway to 2030 Deadline Countries Falling Fail Far Short on Promise to Protect Nature

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – Reuters says governments attending the COP17 biodiversity conference in Armenia next week will be meeting “against a backdrop of patchy progress” by Mark Hillsdon, Reuters The newswire details a number of recent nature assessments, including one from the Campaign for Nature that finds that government commitments could take the […]

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ANALYSIS: News & Views Carbon Brief on El Nino, Himalayan Glaciers & Anti-Climate Study

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – News & Views in this brief: El Nino Breaks records, Himalayan Glacier Study & Anti-Climate Campaign Published: Tue 29 Sep 2026 at 1:18pm EL NIÑO BREAKS RECORDS: Carbon Brief analysis found that this year’s “super El Niño” has entered record-breaking territory, as sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific have exceeded the […]

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Australians Cocos (Keeling) Islands Delegation Refused Entry to COP31 Pre-Talks of Pacific Island Nations

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – In short: A delegation from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands has been denied the opportunity to attend COP31 after their application was not selected by the federal government.  A contingent of federal ministers, including the prime minister, has wrapped up pre-COP talks in Tuvalu: By Kimberley Putland for ABC Pilbara on […]

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RESEARCH: Compounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows according to ICN by Bob Berwyn Published: October 7, 2026 Ozone pollution from fires, along with extreme heat and drought, is further weakening the Amazon rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, new […]

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How Climate Change & Development Threaten a ‘Near Natural’ River in Europe

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – The Vjosa river flows, interrupted, for more than 270km – from the Pindus mountains in northern Greece, across southern Albania to the Adriatic coast according to Carbon Brief It is often described as one of the last remaining “wild rivers” in Europe outside of Russia. After a hard-won fight from campaigners […]

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Carbon Brief Analysis: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Five-year plans are an important part of China’s policymaking process, signalling key priorities and setting targets for the coming years. The highest-level 15th five-year […]

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MUST READ: Concerning’ Low Sea’ Ice Persists as Antarctica Hits Third-Lowest Winter Peak

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals Carbon Brief By: Ayesha Tandon Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that Antarctic sea ice hit its annual winter peak on 14 September, with an extent of […]