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UN climate change conference delegates reach last-minute agreement, but it falls short of expectations
Final text does not include roadmap to phase out fossil fuels — main driver of human-induced climate change — despite calls from over 80 countries
UN climate change conference delegates reach last-minute agreement, but it falls short of expectations
Final text does not include roadmap to phase out fossil fuels — main driver of human-induced climate change — despite calls from over 80 countries
UK faces further wintry weather with widespread warnings in place
Officials caution conditions could have 'significant' effects on vulnerable groups, including older people and those with existing medical issues
Türkiye to host COP31 after deal with Australia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen to be COP President for Negotiations, with Türkiye hosting conference and COP Presidency
Indonesia raises alert level to highest as Semeru volcano erupts
Semeru, which stands at 12,060 feet above sea level, is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes
'Mountain' of waste dumped in Oxfordshire 'utterly appalling,' says UK premier
Criminal investigation underway into 'utterly appalling scene', says Keir Starmer, about hundreds of tons of rubbish stacked about 10 meters high, piled on land
Experts say draft text from UN climate change conference falls short
Press conference following publication of COP30 draft text stresses need for action, direction on phasing out fossil fuels equitably