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World
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International
9/18/2023 10:44:41 AM
For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty, and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
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World
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International
9/16/2023 10:53:53 AM
Two of President Joe Biden 's top goals — fighting climate change and expanding the middle class by supporting unions — are colliding in the key battleground state of Michigan as the United Auto Workers go on strike against the country's biggest car companies.
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World
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International
9/15/2023 7:01:49 PM
Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are protesting Friday and through the weekend to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat.
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Egypt
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Society
9/14/2023 6:20:22 PM
Sherif Sedqy, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), announced that the remote sensing MisrSat-2 satellite, assembled and tested in Egypt, is ready to launch in December 2023, monitoring climate changes, desertification and land degradation.
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Business
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Energy
9/13/2023 3:33:29 PM
The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) has contributed to creating a unified African voice that expresses the priorities of development and climate action in the continent at different international forums, foremost of which are the UN meetings in New York and COP28 in Dubai, stated Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/12/2023 8:15:47 PM
The Arab Regional Forum in Beirut is building on the development agenda set out at the Cairo Conference on Population and Development 30 years ago
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Business
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Energy
9/12/2023 12:45:16 PM
World demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade for the first time as the use of cleaner energy and electric cars accelerates, the International Energy Agency's chief wrote Tuesday in the Financial Times.
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World
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International
9/11/2023 1:42:21 PM
Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying widespread misinformation sowing chaos and confusion to deny that reality.
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World
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International
9/10/2023 3:01:52 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up Sunday a G20 summit that played down deep divisions over the war in Ukraine and climate change, but gave him a moment in the diplomatic spotlight.
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World
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International
9/9/2023 8:47:40 PM
The G20 summit in New Delhi managed to defy expectations and reach consensus on a joint declaration by world leaders, but not without compromises over the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change.
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Business
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Economy
9/7/2023 6:41:03 PM
The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced Thursday that the two institutions will collaborate more closely to tackle the "existential threat" posed by climate change.
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Life & Style
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Health
9/7/2023 1:18:49 PM
Bangladesh is experiencing its most severe dengue outbreak on record, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, partly blaming climate change for contributing to the spread of such mosquito-borne diseases.
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World
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Africa
9/6/2023 5:06:49 PM
African leaders on Wednesday demanded sweeping changes to the global financial system and urged the international community to back a surge in renewable energy as they wrapped up a landmark climate summit in Kenya.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
9/5/2023 10:10:00 PM
Voluntary carbon markets can provide a way for companies, organisations, and individuals to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions and reduce their environmental impact, writes Sawsan Samy Elawady
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Business
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Energy
9/5/2023 4:32:56 PM
Financing remains the "critical bottleneck" confronting Africa and developing nations as they strive to viably realize their aspirations of tackling the climate crisis, said Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday in his speech at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Kenya.
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World
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Africa
9/5/2023 2:05:13 PM
The UAE pledged $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa on Tuesday at a landmark climate summit aimed to showcase the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.
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Business
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Energy
9/5/2023 10:47:06 AM
The African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) is one of the most important mechanisms for financing climate action in Africa, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt Mahmoud Mohieldin confirmed on Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
9/4/2023 7:35:00 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad emphasized the importance of boosting finance for climate change adaptation in her speech at the Africa Climate Summit session on Monday.
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World
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International
9/4/2023 12:47:01 PM
Japan's summer this year was the country's hottest since records began in 1898, the weather agency said Friday.
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World
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Region
9/3/2023 6:25:43 PM
Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa's 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be both deadly and expensive, with damage running in the billions of dollars.
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