News of climate

WHO, Paris climate accords, Mercosur – Milei mulls multilateral retreat

23-01-2025 19:05 Argentina is considering withdrawing from the World Health Organisation, Paris climate accords and Mercosur bloc, according to reports.

Fossil Fueled

Trump leaves Paris climate agreement

21-01-2025 11:45 Trump withdraws from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat warming as weather events intensify worldwide.

UNITED STATES

Biden warns of US 'oligarchy' threat in farewell speech

15-01-2025 23:45 Just days away from leaving office, US President Joe Biden tells the nation to "stand guard" amidst grim future.

Climate Conundrum

Colombia's LNG imports threaten Gustavo Petro's climate push

15-01-2025 13:26 The Andean nation must bring in cargoes with a bigger carbon footprint as its own reserves dwindle and its president refuses to allow new drilling contracts.

FIRES IN LOS ANGELES

Search for bodies as LA firefighters brace for more wind

13-01-2025 17:45 Multiple wildfires fuelled by intense Santa Ana Winds are still burning across Los Angeles County while some containment has been achieved. At least 24 people have died and over 100,000 people are still under evacuation orders.

As I see it

Green going out of fashion

23-11-2024 06:00 Javier Milei is far from being the only prominent person who thinks global-warming activists have rather more in mind than an understandable desire to prevent the entire planet from going up in flames.

by James Neilson

BILATERAL VISIT

Macron presses Milei on climate action, multilateralism during talks

17-11-2024 09:26 French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Argentina on Saturday for a bilateral visit with President Javier Milei that will focus on international consensus, EU-Mercosur trade deal and global issues, particularly climate change.

ENVIRONMENT

Is Milei on the verge of withdrawing Argentina from the Paris Agreement?

15-11-2024 21:40 President Javier Milei's decision to withdraw his negotiators from the climate change conference in Baku breaks with the climate foreign policy maintained by his predecessors.

ENVIRONMENT

Paris climate agreement goals 'in great peril,' warns UN meteorologist

11-11-2024 12:11 Paris climate agreement’s goals are in danger, warns top meteorologist Celeste Saulo; Rapidly rising temperatures are placing the planet in danger, wreaking havoc on communities and economies around the world, warns UN agency.

ENVIRONMENT

UN biodiversity summit in Colombia calls for action and finance

21-10-2024 15:04 Delegates from almost 200 countries are gathering this week in Cali, Colombia, for the biennial United Nations summit on biodiversity.

INTERVIEW

Bahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal

11-10-2024 09:00 Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder on global tax cooperation, pushing back against OECD policies and how Argentina can help the Global South.

by Mattis Nurit

Climate Crisis

UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic

08-10-2024 15:20 Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation of water scarcity" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil. One of the many water issues plaguing the world right now.

UNITED STATES

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds

08-10-2024 07:46 Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Global food prices risk spiking on worst-ever drought in Brazil

06-10-2024 09:47 The worst drought in Brazil’s history is jeopardising coffee, sugar and soybean crops. Dead vegetation is giving way to fires, sending greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and disappearing more of the Amazon rainforest.

ENVIRONMENT

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

30-09-2024 16:44 Brazil is suffering the effects of a multiplication of fires from north to south in the midst of an extreme drought linked to climate change.

ENVIRONMENT

Fires in Brazil engulf two-thirds of the country in smoke

19-09-2024 10:31 Brazil is experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest. Two-thirds of the country is under smoke, and fires are reported to have been set by farmers, known as slash-and-burn agriculture.

FOOTBALL

Climate activists target Messi's mansion in Spain's Ibiza

06-08-2024 15:09 Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the "responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis".

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Brazil urges 'new globalisation' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine

29-02-2024 11:20 Brazil called for a "new globalisation" to address poverty and climate change as finance ministers from the world's top economies met Wednesday, but the Ukraine and Gaza wars risked overshadowing the plea.

Climate Change

Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt

28-02-2024 11:50 The inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada range in north Colombia share fears about changing climate as record heat waves melt glacial peaks and ruin crops.

Environmental Policy

Trump's green-bashing and Europe's right put climate goals at risk

27-02-2024 11:58 Politicians are vowing to roll back green policies and downplaying climate change ahead of key elections on both sides of the Atlantic, casting doubt on whether countries can maintain momentum in the transition away from fossil fuels.

Environment

Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters

16-02-2024 10:48 A Colombian scientific expedition to the Southern Ocean is researching underwater hums, pitches and echoes to better understand life in the deep.

Environment

Polluted paradise: Chile town waits for clean-up as coal shuts off

12-02-2024 13:28 Coal-fired plants and factories bellow noxious fumes into the air in a small town, but Chile has embarked on a whirlwind energy transition

ENVIRONMENT

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131

06-02-2024 16:46 Death toll from weekend inferno that razed hilltop neighbourhoods in coastal region of Chile rises to 131.

CLIMATE CHANGE

In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics

31-01-2024 14:26 The Antarctic ice sheet has been suffering for years from rising global temperatures, and scientists are investigating the impact of microplastics on this environment.

Milei @ Davos

Milei calls abortion 'a tragedy' at Davos, attacks feminist movement

17-01-2024 19:55 President Javier Milei referred to the pro-choice movement as “the bloody abortion agenda” in a controversial speech at the Davos summit as he attacked feminist and progressive movements.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit

09-01-2024 12:13 The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors have concluded.

CLIMATE CHANGE

New WMO head Saulo says top priority is helping climate-vulnerable countries

04-01-2024 16:58 Argentina’s Celeste Saulo, the first woman to head the World Meteorological Organisation, says her top priority is to help the most vulnerable countries cope with climate change and extreme weather.

COP28 CONFERENCE

Nuclear power has role to play, says atomic energy head Rafael Grossi

02-12-2023 10:08 It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, says Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Election 2023

Massa's gradual approach versus Milei's radical plans

24-10-2023 13:58 Presidential candidates, set to face off in a run-off election on November 19, have diametrically opposing views on everything from economic to foreign policies, and most notably on the size and role of the state..

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change main culprit for hot South American winter

10-10-2023 15:05 Global warming caused by human activity was the main driver of the recent heat wave that hit South America, a new report finds.

ENVIRONMENT

South America seeks roadmap to save Amazon at 'landmark' summit

08-08-2023 13:34 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened what he called a "landmark" summit Tuesday, urging fellow South American leaders to chart an ambitious roadmap to save the Amazon rainforest.

CLIMATE & ENERGY

Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

01-08-2023 06:17 Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills

CLIMATE & ENERGY

At Argentina’s biggest gas field, residents lack heat and power

28-07-2023 13:59 A decade after production began at the vast reserves of Vaca Muerta, a town still waits on promises of a better future.

Climate change

Scientists are worried about Antarctica’s unprecedented lack of sea ice growth

26-07-2023 15:28 Antarctica's unprecedented stalling of sea-ice growth, a six sigma event, calls for urgent research to comprehend its impact on climate patterns and sea levels.

MIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS

Migration 'only option' for many in Latin America, says food aid chief

05-07-2023 12:19 Many people in Latin America see migration as "the only option they have" after enduring successive crises of climate change, Covid and spiking food prices, says World Food Programme's head for the region Lola Castro.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

French official: EU, Mercosur will 'take time' to conclude deal

06-06-2023 11:12 French government official says European Union and Mercosur both want to "take their time" to finalise trade deal.

Celeste Saulo interview

Incoming UN climate agency chief forecasts wind of change

03-06-2023 08:34 Celeste Saulo, the head of Argentina's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional since 2014 and the new incoming head of the UN's weather and climate agency, insists it's not too late to change how the climate crisis story ends.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal still long way from being signed

02-06-2023 13:34 Free-trade agreement is not close to being signed, French diplomatic source says.

ENVIRONMENT

Celeste Saulo elected first female chief of World Meteorological Organization

01-06-2023 08:42 Celeste Saulo, who has headed Argentina's weather agency since 2014, elected as the first female leader of UN climate agency.

ENVIRONMENT

Argentine in running to be UN weather agency's next chief

31-05-2023 10:13 The World Meteorological Organization, which plays a critical global role in tracking climate change, chooses a new leader this week to turbocharge that work over the next four years. UBA professor and the WMO's first vice-president Celeste Saulo is among the frontunners.

ENVIRONMENT

Brazil's Amazonian city of Belém to host COP30 in 2025

28-05-2023 10:21 The city of Belém on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon has been chosen to host the COP30 round of global climate talks in 2025.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

European lawmakers urge environmental protections from Brazil

18-05-2023 20:45 European Union lawmakers tell Brazil to show it is serious about protecting the environment and Amazon rainforest iflong-stalled EU trade deal with Mercosur is to be finalised.

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up

18-05-2023 17:16 More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity's future water security at risk, warns new study.

ENVIRONMENT

Patagonia's underwater defence against climate change

16-05-2023 14:27 Kelp forests are crucial for battling climate change by capturing carbon, but more than half of the world's kelp forests have been decimated by human activity and climate change.

ENVIRONMENT

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

24-04-2023 10:40 In a forest in southern Chile, protected from fires and logging that decimated the species, a giant alerce tree has survived for thousands of years. Scientists see in its trunk a valuable record of how life adapts to the changes on the planet.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU explores options to tackle Latin America’s green deal worries

20-04-2023 17:34 Mercosur members Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay have expressed concerns about the impact of the European Green Deal.

BLOOMBERG

Biden seeks US$500-million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

20-04-2023 14:26 US President Joe Biden is seeking US$500 million to bolster Brazil’s strategy to protect the Amazon, a gesture to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after recent tensions between over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

BRAZIL RAINFOREST

Bold talk, slow walk as Brazil's Lula sets out to save Amazon

10-04-2023 12:46 Environmentalists call for Lula to put his money where his mouth is by ramping up funding to protect the Amazon

AMAZON RAINFOREST

Despite Lula's promises, deforestation still rampant in Brazil

10-04-2023 11:03 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in the first quarter of 2023 was one of the worst on record, according to official figures released on Friday.

CLIMATE CHANGE

March heat, Antarctic ice close to records: monitor

06-04-2023 15:46 Earth had its joint second-warmest March on record with Antarctic sea ice shrinking to its second-lowest extent for that month, the EU's climate monitoring agency said on Thursday.

News of climate

WHO, Paris climate accords, Mercosur – Milei mulls multilateral retreat

Trump leaves Paris climate agreement

Biden warns of US 'oligarchy' threat in farewell speech

Colombia's LNG imports threaten Gustavo Petro's climate push

Search for bodies as LA firefighters brace for more wind

Green going out of fashion

Macron presses Milei on climate action, multilateralism during talks

Is Milei on the verge of withdrawing Argentina from the Paris Agreement?

Paris climate agreement goals 'in great peril,' warns UN meteorologist

UN biodiversity summit in Colombia calls for action and finance

Bahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal

UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds

Global food prices risk spiking on worst-ever drought in Brazil

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

Fires in Brazil engulf two-thirds of the country in smoke

Climate activists target Messi's mansion in Spain's Ibiza

Brazil urges 'new globalisation' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine

Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt

Trump's green-bashing and Europe's right put climate goals at risk

Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters

Polluted paradise: Chile town waits for clean-up as coal shuts off

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131

In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics

Milei calls abortion 'a tragedy' at Davos, attacks feminist movement

2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit

New WMO head Saulo says top priority is helping climate-vulnerable countries

Nuclear power has role to play, says atomic energy head Rafael Grossi

Massa's gradual approach versus Milei's radical plans

Climate change main culprit for hot South American winter

South America seeks roadmap to save Amazon at 'landmark' summit

Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

At Argentina’s biggest gas field, residents lack heat and power

Scientists are worried about Antarctica’s unprecedented lack of sea ice growth

Migration 'only option' for many in Latin America, says food aid chief

French official: EU, Mercosur will 'take time' to conclude deal

Incoming UN climate agency chief forecasts wind of change

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal still long way from being signed

Celeste Saulo elected first female chief of World Meteorological Organization

Argentine in running to be UN weather agency's next chief

Brazil's Amazonian city of Belém to host COP30 in 2025

European lawmakers urge environmental protections from Brazil

Study: Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up

Patagonia's underwater defence against climate change

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

EU explores options to tackle Latin America’s green deal worries

Biden seeks US$500-million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

Bold talk, slow walk as Brazil's Lula sets out to save Amazon

Despite Lula's promises, deforestation still rampant in Brazil

March heat, Antarctic ice close to records: monitor

Brazil slams United States after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

Milei’s learning curve

Milei tells top legal official Rodolfo Barra to resign

Milei and Trump: On Nazis, outsiders and politicians

Coming through the rye

Tras 'correr' en Parque Lezama, Palazzo acusó: "Incivilizados del lobby LGBT quisieron asesinarme"

Donald Trump anunció fuertes sanciones a Colombia por no aceptar aterrizajes de aviones con migrantes deportados

Accidente fatal en el sur de Bolivia dejó como saldo 19 muertos, entre ellos 2 niños

Reivindicación al nazi Adolf Eichmann y "las Malvinas no son argentinas": los posteos del influencer libertario Marco Palazzo

"¿Cómo podemos arreglar esto? Tengo 200 mil pesos y vamos a un bautismo...": la coima que no fue en Puerto Madero