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UN chief calls for actions to change course before meltdown occurs

hk_newsFebruary 8, 2023

In this photo taken on Jan 18, 2023, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Guterres on Feb 6, 2023 called...

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Davos may be over, but weeklong affair left behind some changes

hk_newsJanuary 23, 2023

Participants are seen during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan 17, 2023. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) GENEVA - The World Economic Forum...

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EU scientists: 2022 was Europe’s second-warmest year on record

hk_newsJanuary 11, 2023

Firefighters tackle a wildfire at the village of Asseiceira Pequena in Mafra on July 31, 2022. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) BRUSSELS - Europe experienced its second-warmest year on...

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Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe

hk_newsJanuary 6, 2023

Ski centre on mountain Jahorina is seen in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Jan 4, 2023. (KIRSTEN DONOVAN / REUTERS) LONDON/BRUSSELS — Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over...

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Climate change exacts heavy toll on Africa

hk_newsDecember 20, 2022

Chinese clean energy expertise seen as helping mitigate damage The China-aided Sakai photovoltaic power plant in Bimbo, near Bangui, Central African Republic, helps to ease Bangui's lack of electricity. (TIANJIN...

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Rising climate costs to challenge countries, companies in 2023

hk_newsDecember 15, 2022

In this picture taken on Sept 27, 2022, internally displaced flood-affected people wade through a flooded area in Dadu district of Sindh province. (RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP) In a year...

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Study: climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023

hk_newsDecember 15, 2022

Pollution rises from the BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Nov 7, 2022. (MICHAEL PROBST / AP) MEXICO CITY - Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in...

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Hitachi High-Tech Achieves CDP’s Highest Score of “A List” in Climate Change for the First Time

jcnDecember 14, 2022

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today was selected for the 2022 "A List" by CDP(1), a non-governmental organization that conducts environmental research...

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NEC named to the CDP “A List” for advanced Climate Change and Water Security initiatives four years in a row

jcnDecember 13, 2022

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP(1), securing a place...

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Fujitsu Earns Top Rating from CDP in Climate Change, Water Security Categories

jcnDecember 13, 2022

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has been selected for the CDP's A List for both climate change...

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Biodiversity link to climate highlighted

hk_newsDecember 5, 2022

Before China-led talks to save species, experts stress related nature of threats Despite efforts to mitigate biodiversity losses, the extinction of species around the globe is accelerating at unprecedented rates,...

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Eisai Announces Approval of Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies

jcnNovember 29, 2022

TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its application for a partial change to label for Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride), a treatment for...

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‘Loss and damage’ fund okayed at COP27

hk_newsNovember 21, 2022

Participants arrive at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, during the COP27 climate conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, on Nov 17, 2022. (MOHAMMED ABED...

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Global water crisis sparks calls for more action

hk_newsNovember 17, 2022

A woman fills up water containers at a tap in a camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia, on Nov 9. (GUY PETERSON / AFP) Experts, leaders and social...

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EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition

hk_newsNovember 16, 2022

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit on Nov 15, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (PETER DEJONG / AP) SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - The...

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COP27 inspires global community to tackle climate change: Pertamina

acnNovember 14, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 14, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) 2022 can inspire the global community and all parties to increase contribution to tackling...

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Climate disasters put plight of displaced in COP27 focus

hk_newsNovember 14, 2022

A Somali woman and children carry water at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Sept 20, 2022. (JEROME DELAY / FILE / AP) SHARM...

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Pertamina striving to decarbonize business to tackle climate change

acnNovember 13, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 13, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Pertamina is making efforts to decarbonize its business and develop green businesses to support global climate change mitigation and the...

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Farm climate innovation commitments double to $8b

hk_newsNovember 13, 2022

Demonstrators shout slogans on Nov 10, 2022 during a protest outside the venue hosting the COP27 climate conference, at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort...

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What the latest UN science says about climate change

hk_newsNovember 11, 2022

People wade through a flooded street in Kawit, Cavite province, the Philippines on Oct 30, 2022. (JAM STA ROSA / AFP) At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at...