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Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups

Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning up litter in streets and parks.
Hong Kong braces for Tropical Storm Nalgae

Hong Kong braces for Tropical Storm Nalgae

HONG KONG (AP) — Schools and offices closed and some events were canceled in Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Nalgae swept south of the city, while a finance conference meant to restore Hong Kong's image as an international business center we
European Central Bank pushes banks to speed up climate work

European Central Bank pushes banks to speed up climate work

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is warning that many of the financial institutions it oversees are moving too slowly to shield themselves and Europe's banking system from the impact of climate change , and it is setting new deadli
UK leader reverses decision not to attend UN climate talks

UK leader reverses decision not to attend UN climate talks

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said he will attend this month's U.N. climate summit in Egypt, reversing a decision to skip it that had drawn criticism at home and abroad.
Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt’s breadbasket

Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt’s breadbasket

ROSETTA, Egypt (AP) — Sayed Abuel-Ezz has seen his crops wither from seawater before.
Climate Migration: Nomads move to towns in warming Ladakh

Climate Migration: Nomads move to towns in warming Ladakh

KHARNAK, India (AP) — For decades, Konchok Dorjey grazed the world’s finest cashmere-producing goats in the arid, treeless Kharnak village in India’s Ladakh region, a high mountainous cold desert that borders China and Pakistan.
Tribe seeks to adapt as climate change alters ancestral home

Tribe seeks to adapt as climate change alters ancestral home

SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Raymond Naranjo sings for rain, his voice rising and falling as he softly strikes his rawhide-covered drum.
Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter

Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The political fight is only getting fiercer over whether it’s financially wise or “woke” folly to consider a company’s impact on climate change, workers’ rights and other issues when making investments.
Manitoba's Opposition promise to freeze hydroelectric rates, but offer no details

Manitoba's Opposition promise to freeze hydroelectric rates, but offer no details

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats promised Tuesday to freeze electricity rates if they win next year's provincial election but offered no details on how they might do so.
Family: Egypt activist in prison starts 'full hunger strike'

Family: Egypt activist in prison starts 'full hunger strike'

LONDON (AP) — Egypt’s most prominent imprisoned activist went on a “full hunger strike"’ on Tuesday and plans to stop drinking water on the first day of the global climate summit next week, his family said.
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