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ICJ ruling underscores ‘immensity’ of climate challenge: EUNews

ICJ ruling underscores ‘immensity’ of climate challenge: EU

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU Thursday described as "important" a ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged to tackle climate change…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2025 Full article
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World’s top court paves way for climate reparationsNews

World’s top court paves way for climate reparations

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinionNews

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2025 Full article
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Global public backs redistributive and climate policiesClimate

Global public backs redistributive and climate policies

Encouraging findings on public acceptance of global climate policy Summary: Even as global climate policy struggles to remain at the forefront of political agendas, a…
SourceSourceJune 5, 2025 Full article
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Youths sue Trump over US climate ordersNews

Youths sue Trump over US climate orders

Washington, United States | AFP Twenty-two young Americans sued the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that its executive orders to expand fossil fuel development and…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: April 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 26, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Researchers looked…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 26, 2025 Full article
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Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuitNews

Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuit

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP Climate activists including Greta Thunberg said Monday they plan to refile a lawsuit against the Swedish state for alleged climate inaction,…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Global task force proposes 16 new levies to fund climate and developmentNews

Global task force proposes 16 new levies to fund climate and development

Summary: Reimagining global finance: consultation on 16 new levies to fund climate and development action Summary: A new global initiative is exploring ways to generate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
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Climate activists defend ‘future generations’, appeal lawyer saysNews

Climate activists defend ‘future generations’, appeal lawyer says

Clara LALANNE | AFP London, United Kingdom - Sixteen British climate activists jailed for their high-profile protests acted for "future generations" and should have their…
SourceSourceJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
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France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate lawNews

France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate law

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - France on Thursday urged the United Nations top court to "clarify" international law relating to the fight against climate…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2024 Full article
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Landmark climate case to open at top UN courtNews

Landmark climate case to open at top UN court

By Jan HENNOP The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2024 Full article
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Brazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 SummitNews

Brazilian Indigenous leaders call for bold action against climate crisis ahead of G20 Summit

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In a dramatic call for accountability and action, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) staged a poignant demonstration…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 17, 2024 Full article
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COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nationsNews

COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nations

At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on nations to urgently bolster financial support for a mechanism assisting climate-stricken…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 13, 2024 Full article
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Japan youth sue utilities over climate impactNews

Japan youth sue utilities over climate impact

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of…
SourceSourceOctober 18, 2024 Full article
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Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissionsNews

Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions

Washington, United States (AFP) - The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power…
SourceSourceOctober 5, 2024 Full article
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Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: reportClimateNews

Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: report

By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Companies worldwide have faced mounting legal pressure to reduce their impact on global warming as activists use…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian AmazonNews

Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon

Brasília, Brazil | AFP - Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
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NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews

NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Accelerating innovations: mitigating climate change impact on health, agriculture, and genderClimateNews

Accelerating innovations: mitigating climate change impact on health, agriculture, and gender

In the face of an escalating climate crisis, innovative solutions are crucial to addressing the multifaceted challenges that impact health, agriculture, and gender. The Rockefeller…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreDecember 4, 2023 Full article