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Fossil fuel fight threatens to sink COP30 as EU rejects Brazil's draft
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Fossil fuel fight threatens to sink COP30 as EU rejects Brazil's draft

Rejected draft called for 'manyfold increase' in financial support to developing countries

Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with security
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Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with security

Indigenous activists stormed COP30 venue in Belem, urging protection of Amazon and justice

Pakistan only recycles 4% to 9% of its plastic waste, report warns
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Pakistan only recycles 4% to 9% of its plastic waste, report warns

Country produces 3.9 million tons of plastic waste yearly, but only a small fraction is recycled, officials say

Pakistan’s first floating biodiversity park
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Pakistan’s first floating biodiversity park

Built in collaboration with the Sindh Forest Department, this is Pakistan’s first mangrove-themed biodiversity park

Climate inaction causing 'millions' of avoidable deaths: study
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Climate inaction causing 'millions' of avoidable deaths: study

Lancet report warns climate change is fueling a worsening global health emergency

Pakistan faces historic water crisis as per capita supply hits record low
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Pakistan faces historic water crisis as per capita supply hits record low

Experts warn Pakistan’s water crisis has become a daily reality, threatening food security and economic stability

France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says
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France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says

Eleonore Caroit says France will resist U.S. calls to drop the World Bank’s climate finance target

Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate action
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Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate action

Lula bets on COP30 in the Amazon to restore faith in climate cooperation as costs and politics test attendance

In first, China unveils specific emissions targets
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In first, China unveils specific emissions targets

Xi pledges China will cut emissions by up to 10% by 2035 in first absolute reduction target

Pakistan’s first line of defense against floods and heatwaves is disappearing
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Pakistan’s first line of defense against floods and heatwaves is disappearing

Rapid deforestation, rising temperatures and extreme rainfall are leaving millions exposed to disasters once mitigated by ancient forests

Sindh avoids super flood, but the threat isn’t over yet
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Sindh avoids super flood, but the threat isn’t over yet

Flow is now expected to remain between 600,000 and 700,000 cusecs, says former IRSA chairman

Pakistan’s ‘London’ or environmental disaster?
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Pakistan’s ‘London’ or environmental disaster?

Why experts warn that the dream of a new Lahore could turn into an environmental nightmare

Rising rivers force evacuations of half a million in Pakistan’s Punjab
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Rising rivers force evacuations of half a million in Pakistan’s Punjab

Sutlej and Chenab rivers swell with dangerous water levels; situation could deteriorate in next 48 hours: disaster authority

Meet the 10-year-old who became Pakistan’s youth voice for climate action
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Meet the 10-year-old who became Pakistan’s youth voice for climate action

Her motto? Plant, protect, speak up. Now it's your turn

Pakistan's monsoon misery: Nature's fury, man's mistake
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Pakistan's monsoon misery: Nature's fury, man's mistake

Experts blame poor planning, logging, and bad drainage for Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods

Who's responsible for Pakistan’s climate disaster?
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Who's responsible for Pakistan’s climate disaster?

Pakistan is drowning in another monsoon disaster with over 700 lives lost

Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery
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Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery

Musk had argued the promotion wasn’t a lottery because winners were 'selected to earn' the money

Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough
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Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough

Oil-producing nations are against curbs on the production of virgin plastics derived from petroleum, coal, and gas

Growing hope in microgravity: Pakistani wheat seeds join climate fight from space
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Growing hope in microgravity: Pakistani wheat seeds join climate fight from space

In a first, Pakistan sends wheat seeds to the ISS to study traits for climate-resilient crops

While Balochistan suffers from climate change, its govt prioritizes cameras
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While Balochistan suffers from climate change, its govt prioritizes cameras

The province has allocated only PKR 500 million in the Budget 2025-26 to combat climate change

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