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Companies would lose 44% of profits if they paid for climate damage – study
Companies would lose 44% of profits if they paid for climate damage – study

The energy, utilities, transport and industry sectors account for 89% of the total corporate carbon loss

The world is losing the race to limit global warming – COP28 president
The world is losing the race to limit global warming – COP28 president

Africa receives only 12% of the funding it needs to tackle the effects of climate change

In the Frankivsk region, due to global warming, the temperature increased by 1.6°C
In the Frankivsk region, due to global warming, the temperature increased by 1.6°C

Summer has become much warmer, and the cold period of winter has decreased

The Panama Canal is drying up due to climate change
The Panama Canal is drying up due to climate change

The channel's revenues may drop by $200 million

Bacteria can slow global warming – study
Bacteria can slow global warming – study

Global warming is projected to be reduced by 0.21C to 0.22C

10,000 penguins died in Antarctica due to climate change
10,000 penguins died in Antarctica due to climate change

By the end of the century, more than 90% of emperor penguins may die

Greece has been engulfed by catastrophic forest fires due to global warming
Greece has been engulfed by catastrophic forest fires due to global warming

The heat and strong winds may spark new fires

A working group has been created in Ukraine to develop an energy and climate plan
A working group has been created in Ukraine to develop an energy and climate plan

The national energy and climate plan should be part of the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine

July 2023 was recognized as the hottest in the history of observations
July 2023 was recognized as the hottest in the history of observations

The record hot July continued the trend of global warming

The world ocean has warmed to a new historical record
The world ocean has warmed to a new historical record

The frequency of marine heat waves doubled from 1982 to 2016, and has become more intense and longer since the 1980s.

Half of the ice has melted in Greenland
Half of the ice has melted in Greenland

Particularly rapid melting of the glacier was recorded in the south of the island

July was called the warmest month in the last 120 thousand years
July was called the warmest month in the last 120 thousand years

The consequences of climate change increase with every fraction of a degree of warming