Claire Keeton
@clairekeeton.bsky.social
Sunday Times feature writer. Focus climate & environment
Hoping La Niña brings Southern Africa rain and cools down the record high temperatures seen in SA #climatecrisis
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Climate whiplash hits home: from drought & floods in Africa to LA fires
From drought and floods in Africa to massively destructive fires in Los Angeles, the world is feeling the heat
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January 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Hoping La Niña brings Southern Africa rain and cools down the record high temperatures seen in SA #climatecrisis
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Reposted by Claire Keeton
World Bank: Poor nations spend more money paying off debts to the countries that impoverished them ($1.4tn) than the amount of money they've asked for to combat climate change ($1.3tn).
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
World Bank: "Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn to service their foreign debt…in 2023…squeezing budgets of many…in critical areas such as health, education, & envt"
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
December 9, 2024 at 10:24 AM
World Bank: Poor nations spend more money paying off debts to the countries that impoverished them ($1.4tn) than the amount of money they've asked for to combat climate change ($1.3tn).
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
And remember: the paltry $300bn in finance announced at COP29 comes with strings attached.
Reposted by Claire Keeton
"This year is now almost certain to be the hottest year on record. It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels. (...) It's expected to be 1.60C, exceeding [by far!] the record set in 2023 of 1.48C".
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Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C
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December 9, 2024 at 10:24 AM
"This year is now almost certain to be the hottest year on record. It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels. (...) It's expected to be 1.60C, exceeding [by far!] the record set in 2023 of 1.48C".
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...