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Tag: Climate Crisis

Historic ICJ climate case concludes

Over 100 countries and international organizations presented arguments on who should bear legal responsibility for the climate crisis; the...

COP29 Exposes Challenges in Advancing Gender Equality in Climate Action

While the 10-year Lima Work Programme is a step in the right direction, a lack of ambition in gender...

Sahara Desert floods for first time in half a century

By Marco Lopez More than 100mm of rainfall in just 24 hours resulted in rare flooding across parts of...

Belmopan host successful citizen’s parade

By Andre Habet Despite initial heat concerns leading to a route change, Belmopan citizens and students enthusiastically gathered to commemorate...

Are cooler days on the horizon? WMO predicts a 60% chance of La Nina

By Marco Lopez The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is reporting a 60% chance of a turn to La Nina conditions...

UNFCCC allocates more COP29 badges to Global South NGOs

By Climate Spotlight Staff In response to requests from parties to address a long-standing imbalance in COP representation, the...

Study reveals significant increase in human-produced methane emissions

By Marco Lopez A new study published by the Global Carbon Project signals a significant increase in anthropogenetic methane sources...

G20 tip-toeing around fossil fuel pledge

By Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, TUES. Sept. 10, 2024 Climate negotiations have long been reduced to a game of wordplay. Indeed,...

Summer 2024 was the hottest on record, according to Copernicus

By Marco Lopez The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) out of Europe has reported Summer 2024 as the hottest on...

Record for hottest day broken twice in a row

By Climate Spotlight Staff Monday was the hottest recorded day on Earth according to provisional data published on Wednesday by...

“Oil Kills” protests grips Europe; spreading to North America

By Marco Lopez Flights at Germany's Frankfurt Airport came to a screeching halt on Thursday, July 25, as protestors connected...

Why 1.5°C matters?

By Marco Lopez Sure you've heard it before: 1.5°C to Stay Alive. What's this all about? Well, the phrase comes from...