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Developing countries are losing wealth as they are hit by extreme weather and rising seas, says V20, amid calls for a new fund to direct money to repair the damage ...

Developing countries are losing wealth as they are hit by extreme weather and rising seas, says V20, amid calls for a new fund to direct money to repair the damage ...

* Clean energy transition is among Indonesia's G20 priorities * More ambitious action urged as Jakarta seeks donor funding * Calls to tap coal operators' profits to finance energy shift By Beh Lih Yi April 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indonesia is using its stint as G20 president to push for more international funding for the green energy transition in developing nations - but analysts say Jakarta needs to back up its calls with more ambitious plans to cut emissions at home.

But early warnings and a swift evacuation just before the storm struck saved the island's entire population of 1,000 people from one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever, which left a trail of destruction across the Asian country. Now some experts are pushing for more recognition https://averteddisasteraward.org of such efforts to avert disasters, or at least their worst effects - which they say would help the world prepare better for accelerating climate change impacts and ease risi...

Around the world, 2021 was a year shaped by weather extremes. Germany and China saw devastating floods, while parts of Europe and the United States were

From deadly Hurricane Ida in the United States to devastating floods in China and Europe, climate change-fuelled disasters have cost the world tens of billions

The costs for vulnerable countries to adapt to global warming are up to 10 times higher than available funding, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning rising indebtedness is putting them under more strain in dealing with surging climate threats.

A slew of national announcements just before the COP26 summit kicks off in Scotland has done little to advance efforts to meet global warming limits, analysts say

The world is on track to see "terrifying" climate impacts as stepped-up emissions-cutting plans filed by countries so far fail to limit fast-accelerating global warming, analysts said on Wednesday.

Wealthy countries and individuals responsible for the majority of carbon emissions must limit their luxury lifestyle carbon footprints, a new study shows.