Berlin, Germany | AFP – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, fighting a political crisis after his ruling coalition collapsed, has cancelled his trip to next week’s COP climate summit in Azerbaijan, officials said Thursday.

“Scholz is not going to Baku,” a German government spokesperson told AFP about the chancellor’s decision to cancel his attendance at the COP29 climate change conference starting November 11.

bur/fz/sr/giv

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: jcomp | Freepik

Image: Large beautiful agricultural field with stacks of hay shot from above
Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UNNews

Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN

By Kelly MACNAMARA Paris, France | AFP - Unsustainable farming and deforestation are threatening the planet's capacity to sustain human societies, the UN warned Sunday,…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Image: Bench, flood
Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state mediaNews

Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state media

Beijing, China | AFP - The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
Image: Herd of cows producing milk for Gruyere cheese in France in the spring
Turning dairy farm methane into biogas could save UK £400 million annually, studyNewsScience

Turning dairy farm methane into biogas could save UK £400 million annually, study

New research reveals that methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official estimates suggest, offering a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article