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The Latest | UN Climate Summit

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) 鈥 The Latest on COP27, the United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Countries鈥 negotiators and activists praised Biden鈥檚 speech but also noticed what was not mentioned: the issue of loss and damage.
Famed painting 'The Scream' targeted by climate activists

Famed painting 'The Scream' targeted by climate activists

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) 鈥 Norwegian police said two climate activists tried in vain Friday to glue themselves to Edvard Munch鈥檚 1893 masterpiece 鈥淭he Scream鈥 at an Oslo museum and no harm was reported to the painting of a waif-like figure appearing

Tsunami advisory lifted after powerful earthquake hits Tonga

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) 鈥 A powerful, shallow underwater earthquake struck Friday near Tonga in the southern Pacific, prompting authorities to issue and then lift a tsunami advisory. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.
Just Stop Oil pauses UK highway protest that snarled traffic

Just Stop Oil pauses UK highway protest that snarled traffic

LONDON (AP) 鈥 British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London. The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the U.K.
German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants

German lawmakers OK delay in switching off nuclear plants

BERLIN (AP) 鈥 German lawmakers have approved a plan to keep the country's three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April, extending their life beyond the originally planned shut-off at the end of this year.
Guilbeault optimistic about targets even as Canada's emissions rebound post-pandemic

Guilbeault optimistic about targets even as Canada's emissions rebound post-pandemic

OTTAWA 鈥 Canada's carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year as the return to normal has accelerated.
Ukraine war's environmental toll to take years to clean up

Ukraine war's environmental toll to take years to clean up

DEMYDIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥 Olga Lehan's home near the Irpin River was flooded when Ukraine destroyed a dam to prevent Russian forces from storming the capital of Kyiv just days into the wa r.
African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) 鈥 Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, coastal erosion, cyclones and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, the African continent needs to adapt, but it needs funds to do so, leaders and negotiato
Tropical Storm Nicole weakens to depression, reaches Georgia

Tropical Storm Nicole weakens to depression, reaches Georgia

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) 鈥 Tropical Storm Nicole weakened to a tropical depression Thursday night as it crossed the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia.

Mississippi capital to hire emergency water plant workers

JACKSON, Miss (AP) 鈥 Local officials in Mississippi's capital city, where a late summer water crisis upended life for 150,00 people, have approved an emergency plan to increase staffing at the city's two water treatment plants.