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1.5°C overshoot: Earth viewed from space with a warming glow on one side
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UNEP: world set to cross 1.5°C, but overshoot–peak–decline still possible

UNEP's September 2026 report says the world will cross 1.5°C within years — but an overshoot–peak–decline pathway, peaking near 1.8°C, could still...

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Singapore cooling assembly advances heat-resilience roadmap and Nature for Cooling Challenge

At the 17 September Global Cooling Pledge Assembly in Singapore, UNEP unveiled the inaugural Cool Leaders awards, a Global Roadmap on Heat...

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Aerial view of a parched river basin with cracked dry earth showing depleted global water resources
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WMO: 2025 among driest river years in 35 years as land water storage keeps falling

WMO's State of Global Water Resources report (17 September 2026) finds 2025 among the driest years for river discharge in 35 years,...

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Nuclear power plant cooling towers beside a drought-stricken low river with stranded boats on cracked earth
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Danube drought keeps Romania’s Cernavodă nuclear plant offline as cooling water runs short

Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant was fully shut down as the Danube fell to about a third of its typical July flow —...

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Aerial view of a retreating Icelandic glacier with braided meltwater rivers and floating icebergs
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The Threat of Global Warming: How Melting Glaciers in Iceland Impact Sea Levels

Iceland's glaciers hold 3,400 km³ of ice — about 9 mm of potential sea-level rise — and have lost 540 gigatonnes since...

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United Nations headquarters in New York with rows of national flags at sunset during UNGA high-level week
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UNGA high-level week opens under climate pressure as COP31 Action Agenda comes into focus

The 81st UN General Assembly's high-level week opened 22 September in New York with climate action and sea-level rise on the agenda...

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Aerial view of a large solar farm in a desert landscape in Pakistan symbolising the country's renewable energy growth
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Harnessing the Power of Nature: The Growth of Renewable Energy in Pakistan

Pakistan's renewable energy sector has been transformed by a ~34 GW solar boom that cut LNG imports and lifted clean energy past...

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A scientist in a laboratory holding a petri dish with tiny plastic fragments, studying the health effects of plastic chemicals
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Plastic chemicals and health: new evidence dashboard sharpens zero-waste stakes ahead of COP31

PlasticHealthAware — an open-access dashboard launched at INC-5.2 by Boston College and funded by Minderoo — systematically tracks the health harms of...

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Solar panels in the foreground and wind turbines on the horizon at sunrise, illustrating Pakistan's renewable energy growth prospects
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Pakistan’s Renewable Energy Growth: Achievements and Future Prospects for 2026

Pakistan's achievements — a ~34 GW solar boom, LNG imports cut, clean energy past 50% of 2025 generation — point to ambitious...

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European Union flags in front of an EU institution building in Brussels under dramatic clouds ahead of COP31 climate negotiations
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EU draft COP31 conclusions: pledges no longer enough — focus shifts to delivery

A draft of the EU's COP31 conclusions dated 14 September says current ambition and implementation remain insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C,...

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