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Climate-fuelled disasters bring 'grave' costs across the globe in 2021 [[link removed]]

The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns

Bangladesh takes baby steps towards climate-friendly just transition [[link removed]]

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Reaction to the death of South Africa's Desmond Tutu [[link removed]]

World leaders and organizations remember South Africa's late Desmond Tutu

Swiss to allow simple legal gender transition from Jan. 1 [[link removed]]

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China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts [[link removed]]

Beijing has pledged to start reducing coal consumption, but will do so only after 2025, giving developers considerable leeway to raise capacity further in the coming four years

Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline [[link removed]]

A local non-profit group is offering help by exchanging rice for plastic trash that is then sold to a recycling company

Opinion OPINION: We have groundwork to end the HIV epidemic. Now it’s time to execute [[link removed]]

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OPINION: Three changes needed to pull off COP26 forest and land use pledges [[link removed]]

Solutions must be created on the ground by local government, farming communities and food businesses

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