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Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), attends a news conference during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, in this December 7, 2015 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen/Files

Trump “Highly Unlikely” to Be Able to Renegotiate Climate Deal, Says UN Climate Chief

Susanna Twidale 26/05/2016

The Republican presidential nominee has said in the past...

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Listen: Tick-tock, Tick-tock, Say Hello To the Doomsday Clock

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 18/05/2016

Meet the 15 people whose job it is to...

Men fish next to cracked ground as the Atibainha dam lake dries up due to a prolonged drought in Nazare Paulista

As Temperatures Soar, Governments Begin Work on Paris Climate Deal Rules

Alister Doyle 17/05/2016

The agreement sets targets for shifting the world to...

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African Scientists a Step Closer to Testing for TB in a Matter of Minutes

Gerhard Walzl 13/05/2016

According to the WHO, 1.5 million people died from...

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli signs the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters in New York

China, US Pledge to Ratify Paris Climate Deal This Year

Michelle Nichols and Valerie Volcovici 23/04/2016

China and the US together account for 38& of...

Residents walk on debris of a collapsed hotel after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Henry Romero

World Bank to Lend Ecuador $150 million to Speed Aid to Quake Victims

Reuters 23/04/2016

The massive 7.8-magnitude quake that struck on April 16,...

An aerial view of Brazil's soybean cultivation. Credit: Nasa Goddard Beauties/Flickr CC BY 2.0

Brazil’s Thriving Soy Industry Threatens its Forests and Global Climate Targets

Peter Richards & Jeffrey Hoelle 20/04/2016

With Brazil’s soybean sector thriving and its political establishment...