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UNITED NATIONS - The UN said on Wednesday the world spends USD423 billion to subsidize fossil fuels each year, which is four times the amount needed to help poor countries tackle the climate crisis. UN Development Program (UNDP) launched a campaign called "Don't Choose Extinction" to draw attention to the effects of fossil fuels such as oil and coal on humans and the environment. In a short video prepared as part of the campaign, a dinosaur is shown making a speech at the United Na...

Emissions plans fall short.

In a video from the UN Development Programme, a dinosaur bursts into the General Assembly to tell nations theyre driving themselves to extinction by spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies.

A report by an international charitable organisation revealed that the poorer countries spend five times more on debt than manage the impact of climate change.

BERLIN -- The head of the United Nations says a "leadership gap" is undermining the world's efforts to curb global warming, days before presidents and prime ministers from around the globe gather for a climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Dozens of YSE and Yale students, faculty, and staff are taking part in the annual United Nations climate summit centered on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

MANILA - The Philippines is expected to "demonstrate its leadership" in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference 26 (COP26) by calling for actions that would help achieve global goals. The COP26, which was supposed to be held in November last year, will be hosted by the United Kingdom in partnership with Italy from October 31 to Nov. 12, 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. "We are optimistic that the Philippines will demonstrate its leadership at COP26 on a ...

A new UN report finds the world's biggest economies are failing to slow global warming

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to take a more ambitious plan to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to the U.N. climate change summit.