Frank Jordans

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In this Sept. 15, 2021 file photo, Lina Eichler, right, stands next to Mephisto in a tent near the Reichstag building in the morning on a scale in Berlin, Germany. File photo by Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP

Young people resume global climate justice protests Friday

Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments on Friday, September 24, 2021, with the first large-scale international protest against climate change in six months.

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In this June 1, 2021 file photo, people explore the wadden sea at the island Norderney, Germany, in front of wind turbines, producing renewable energy. File photo by The Associated Press/Martin Meissner

United Nations warns of hot and 'catastrophic' future

A new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the United Nations said on Friday, September 17, 2021.

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A central solenoid magnet for the ITER project is transported from Berre-l'Etang in southern France, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. File photo by The Associated Press/Daniel Cole

Super strength magnets could make nuclear fusion dream come true

Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets.

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Patrick Verkooijen pose for the cameras prior to the opening ceremony for the Floating Office, rear, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sept. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Global warning spares no country says UN climate chief

The U.N.'s top climate official urged governments Monday to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and adapt to global warming.

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In this Friday, July 16, 2021 file photo, a woman stands outside while cleaning mud and water out of her house after flooding in Ensival, Verviers, Belgium. File photo by The Associated Press/Francisco Seco

Climate extremes hit wealthier countries this summer

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past.

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Belgian Army soldiers help with evacuations as the River Meuse rises after flooding in Maaseik on Friday, July 16, 2021. Photo by: Associated Press/Virginia Mayo

Death toll from floods in Europe surpasses 125

Armin Laschet, Governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, talks to the media at the fire station in Hagen, Germany, on July 15, 2021 after the heavy flooding in Hagen in the night before. Photo by The Associated Press/Martin Meissner

Heavy European floods claim more than 20 lives

More than 20 people have died and dozens of people were missing on Thursday in Germany and neighbouring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, and the US' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, shake hands prior to a meeting at the Foreign Office in Berlin on Tues. May 18. Pool Photo by: Associated Press/Odd Andersen

U.S. considering carbon fee on imports from heavy polluters

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday that Washington is looking into the possibility of introducing a fee on imports from countries that don't tax heavy polluters, but he cautioned that such a move could carry risks “downstream.”

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, and the US' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, pose prior to a meeting at the Foreign Office in Berlin on May 18, 2021. Pool photo by AP/Odd Andersen

Time to stop coal, oil and gas investments: International Energy Agency

A report by the International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells.

Thunberg 'surprised' to be Time 'Person of the Year'

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honoured on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, to learn she had been named Time’s youngest “Person of the Year,” saying the accolade deserved to be shared by others in the global movement she helped inspire.

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