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Norway’s top court to rule on climate-disputed oil permitsNews

Norway’s top court to rule on climate-disputed oil permits

Oslo, Norway | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Norway's Supreme Court will on Friday deliver a highly awaited ruling on oil licences granted by the government but…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2026 Full article
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Fossil fuel mega-profits ‘morally unacceptable’: Guterres to AFPNews

Fossil fuel mega-profits ‘morally unacceptable’: Guterres to AFP

Antalya, Turkey | AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Thursday that soaring fossil fuel profits were "morally unacceptable" and urged governments to speed up…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2026 Full article
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UK appoints ‘climate security’ envoy, a world firstNews

UK appoints ‘climate security’ envoy, a world first

Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced on Thursday the appointment of a special envoy focused on "climate security", a…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2026 Full article
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Pope urges El Niño-hit Peru to prevent disasters, save livesNews

Pope urges El Niño-hit Peru to prevent disasters, save lives

Lima, Peru | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media on May 12, 2025. Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2026 Full article
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Fossil fuel emissions fall in 2026 due to renewables, Iran war: researchNews

Fossil fuel emissions fall in 2026 due to renewables, Iran war: research

Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall slightly in 2026 due to the expansion of renewable energy and…
SourceSourceNovember 10, 2026 Full article
Image: A powerful, supercell-like thunderstorm crosses Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland shortly before 3 a.m. Intra-cloud lightning illuminates the cloud's structure, with its light reflecting on the calm waters below.
Global climate records continue to fall as El Niño intensifies in 2026NewsClimate

Global climate records continue to fall as El Niño intensifies in 2026

A new World Meteorological Organization report released at COP31 warns that 2026 is on track to rank among the four warmest years on record, with…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 9, 2026 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Another UAE beach closed after oil detected: municipalityNews

Another UAE beach closed after oil detected: municipality

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP A beach on the eastern coast of the UAE was closed after oil was detected, the Khor Fakkan municipality said…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2026 Full article
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COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisisNews

COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis

Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The COP31 climate talks kicked off Monday with an early fight over money as the UN's chief urged world…
SourceSourceNovember 9, 2026 Full article
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Turkey’s COP31 message: electrify, recycle, don’t mention coalNews

Turkey’s COP31 message: electrify, recycle, don’t mention coal

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk As the COP31 climate summit approaches, host nation Turkey is putting electrification front and centre, touting its renewables boom…
SourceSourceNovember 8, 2026 Full article
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Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recordedNews

Polar vortex faltering weeks earlier than ever recorded

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Meteorologists said Friday they were observing an unprecedented early disruption of the polar vortex, raising the risk of…
SourceSourceNovember 7, 2026 Full article
Image: This data visualisation, produced using C3S data, shows anomalies and extremes in surface air temperature across Europe during September 2026
ECB chief urges eurozone to adapt faster to climate changeNews

ECB chief urges eurozone to adapt faster to climate change

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday urged the eurozone to adapt faster to climate change as the…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2026 Full article
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3M agrees $7.35 billion ‘forever chemical’ settlementNews

3M agrees $7.35 billion ‘forever chemical’ settlement

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk US conglomerate 3M has committed $7.35 billion to settle injury claims linked to 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2026 Full article
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WHO urged to review drinking water standards amid nitrate health fearsNews

WHO urged to review drinking water standards amid nitrate health fears

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Dozens of global health and environmental organisations called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to revise decades-old standards…
SourceSourceNovember 3, 2026 Full article
Image: Aerial view of wind turbines at the 600 MW Monsoon Wind Power Project in southern Laos
Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables pushNews

Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push

SEKONG, LAOS | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Rising from verdant ridgelines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam's surging growth and represent…
SourceSourceNovember 2, 2026 Full article
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Bolivia declares state of emergency over El NiñoNews

Bolivia declares state of emergency over El Niño

La Paz, Bolivia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday to free up resources for dealing with the…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2026 Full article
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Brazil’s Lula to attend COP31 climate summit in TurkeyNews

Brazil’s Lula to attend COP31 climate summit in Turkey

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 31), held November 9-20…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2026 Full article
Image: Delegates attend a plenary session at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 30, 2026
Nations commit to get nature goals back on trackNews

Nations commit to get nature goals back on track

Yerevan, Armenia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Nearly 200 nations struck hard-fought agreements Friday at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2026 Full article
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Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trialNews

Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trial

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk At a landmark Canadian trial focused on the government's obligations to fight climate change, the young plaintiffs suing Ottawa…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Satellite imagery captured on 1 September 2026 shows thick smoke plumes rising from fires across Borneo, Indonesia
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: reportNews

Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2026 Full article
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Denmark moves to end mink farming, considers ban on fast-growing chickensNews

Denmark moves to end mink farming, considers ban on fast-growing chickens

Denmark is preparing to close its remaining mink farms, while calls for a ban on fast-growing chickens are gaining political support. The two developments, announced…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 29, 2026 Full article
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World’s climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what’s needed: UNNews

World’s climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what’s needed: UN

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The latest climate pledges put forth by nations will cut global greenhouse gas emissions just six percent by…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2026 Full article
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Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trialNews

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

Vancouver, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fifteen young Canadians will try to prove the federal government has breached their rights through insufficient action on climate…
SourceSourceOctober 26, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Typhoon Champi east of Taiwan on 22 October 2026
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approachesNews

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approaches

Taipei, Taiwan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Most shops and schools were shut across Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Champi neared the island, forcing hundreds of…
SourceSourceOctober 23, 2026 Full article
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UK government approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas fieldNews

UK government approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Britain's government announced Wednesday it had approved plans to begin drilling in a controversial gas field in the…
SourceSourceOctober 21, 2026 Full article