TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE
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Singapore beer made from recycled sewage part of water reclamation efforts
NEWBrew beer is made in Singapore with treated wastewater. It’s part of a national campaign to conserve every drop in one of the world’s most water-stressed places and was a climate-related innovation on display during COP29.
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N.S. municipal leaders call on the province to handle coastal protection
The Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities held its annual conference in Halifax recently. Multiple speakers said local governments cannot and should not draw up their own rules. Haley Ryan has the story.
In a warming world, how do people stay cool without further contributing to climate change?
With hot regions predicted to get hotter with a changing climate, there's more need to provide some cool relief. But how do you do that without going in a vicious circle and further pumping CO2 emissions into the air? It's all about efficiencies, experts say.
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COP29 agrees on $300B-a-year deal for developing countries to curb, adapt to climate change
Countries agreed on a deal to inject at least $300 billion US annually in humanity's fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming at tense United Nations climate talks in the city where industry first tapped oil.
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COP29 agrees on $300B-a-year deal for developing countries to curb, adapt to climate change
After tense negotiations, countries at the COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, have agreed on a deal to inject at least $300 billion US annually in humanity's fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming. Catherine McKenna, Canada's former minister of environment and climate change, says that in reality, trillions of dollars are needed.
Read more: cbc.ca/1.7391907.
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Why no COP29 deal may be better than a bad deal
At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, delegates pored over the latest draft deal well past the final agreement deadline. Many climate advocates urged countries to reject it, saying climate funding for poor countries is too low.
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Toxic smog may force India and Pakistan to work together
The skies over parts of India and Pakistan have been polluted for weeks with toxic smog, prompting calls for the bitter neighbours to work together on climate diplomacy to tackle the issue.
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COP29 is a hot mess
After nearly two weeks of negotiations at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, there was disappointment and frustration over a widely condemned draft climate deal, likely delaying a final deal.
UN climate summit nears its end with no commitment on money for developing countries
Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday, which had attempted to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks, on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change.
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Why has Earth been so unusually hot for the past 2 years? Climate scientists are trying to figure that out
One might be tired of the same old tale: another year, another position on the top 10 warmest years, a podium on which we definitely don’t want to stand. But the past two years have been different. And climate scientists don’t understand why.
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If the carbon tax is a federal policy, why is it an election issue in N.S.?
Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives want to make it an election issue in Nova Scotia. But what can they actually do about it? The CBC's Taryn Grant explains.
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Deadline looms at COP29 to reach funding deal
Representatives at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan have until Friday to reach a deal for wealthy, high-emitting countries to fund climate mitigation strategies in the countries most vulnerable to global warming.
With more heat waves in our future, researchers say we need to look at clean cooling
As we head into winter, it's unlikely Canadians are thinking about heat waves. But before we know it, summer will be upon us again, as will more extremely hot days. The challenge is, how do we stay cool in the future without contributing to climate change?
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No talk of fossil fuels at COP29 worries climate advocates
As COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan reach a critical stage, some advocates are worried about the lack of conversation about transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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COP29 delegates urged to ‘get down to real business’
A week into COP29, the UN climate conference, delegates have been urged ‘cut the theatrics’ and truly turn their attention to the goal of having the wealthiest, heavy-polluting countries send billions to help the least developed nations.
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Green Party platform promises to address multiple 'crises' facing Nova Scotians
Nova Scotia Green Party Leader Anthony Edmonds describes his party's election platform as a roadmap for addressing the different crises facing Nova Scotians.
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Indigenous communities need ‘direct’ access to global climate funds, advocate says
A report earlier this year said that Indigenous communities are 18 times more likely to be evacuated due to climate emergencies. Eriel Deranger, executive director of Indigenous Climate Action, says Indigenous communities in Canada should be able to access ‘direct’ global climate funds regardless of the country's economic background.
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How Trump’s election is being seen at COP29
A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual UN COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter. The role of the United States in COP could also change, with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's transition team preparing to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the New York Times reported.
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Nova Scotia leaders on climate action
From floods to wildfires to hurricanes: Nova Scotia’s been hard hit by a number of disasters attributed to climate change. Leaders are asked how they would keep Nova Scotians safe from the effects of climate change.
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Trump's return to White House spells uncertainty for U.S.-China relationship
The impact of Donald Trump's election win on Nov. 5 will be felt globally, especially in China — one of the world's emerging superpowers and one of the United States' biggest trading partners. The relationship could also affect Canada.
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What are the private flights of the 1% doing to the planet? The numbers are in
When it comes to aviation in general, it contributes roughly 2.5 per cent of all CO2 emissions and has thus far contributed to roughly four per cent of global warming. But just how much CO2 emissions are these private jets emitting? A lot, according to a new study.
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2024 will be world's hottest year on record, EU scientists say
This year is 'virtually certain' to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Copernicus also said 2024 will be the first year in which the planet is more than 1.5 C hotter than in the pre-industrial period.
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Angry protesters in flood-stricken Spain fling mud at king
Security officials struggled to guard Spain's King Felipe as crowds of angry protesters in the flood-hit city of Paiporta threw mud at the royal and chanted 'asesino' (the Spanish word for murderer) and 'fuera, fuera' (get out, get out).
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‘A nightmare’: Parts of Valencia still unreachable days after catastrophic flooding
Anger is growing at local authorities in Valencia, Spain after Europe’s worst flash flooding in decades, killing over 200 people and leaving much of the historic city without food and clean water. Residents say officials failed to warn people about the danger.
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Rescuers navigate mud and debris after Spain’s devastating flash floods
Over 150 people are now confirmed dead in Valencia, Spain, after it received a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. Lakes of mud, sludge and debris have hampered the rescue effort.