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Fires and climate fears rattle Australia's giant coal lobby
As bushfires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing pressure from investors to drop support for new coal mines, according to a dozen interviews with shareholders in global mining companies.
Extreme heat hitting rich and poor harder, global climate index shows
Worsening heatwaves are taking a heavier toll on rich as well as poor countries, according to an annual ranking that measures the damage done by extreme weather to human life and economies.
As lungs pay cost of dirty fuels, U.N. urges action on climate health risks
Human health is paying the price of the world's failure to curb global warming, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, urging governments at U.N. climate talks to cut climate-changing emissions faster and provide funds to address growing threats.
Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon aid
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the "insults" made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million (16.3 million pounds) offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.
In coal we trust: Australia's voters back PM Morrison's faith in fossil fuel
Australia's re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison once brandished a lump of coal in parliament, crying, "This is coal - don't be afraid!" His surprise win in what some dubbed the 'climate election' may have stunned the country, but voters should know what comes next in energy policy - big coal.