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New Study Finds Gas Stoves a Key Cause of US Childhood Asthma

Around 650,000 American children, researchers estimate, may be suffering asthma attacks caused by gas stoves in their homes.Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. About one in eight cases of asthma in children in the United States is due to the pollution given off by cooking…

UN Environment Chief Warns of a Biodiversity Apocalypse

Inger Andersen, Director General of the UN Environment Programme.Martin Sylvest / Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The UN’s environment chief has warned that “we are at war with nature” and must “make peace,” as countries gather at Cop15 in Montreal to agree a deal…

Cop27 Climate Summit Promises Disaster Aid to Poor Nations

The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged.Dominika Zarzycka / Zuma Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the eve of the Cop27 climate conference that has just finished in…