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African nations consider swapping debt for climate funding WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from weather events like cyclones, drought and extreme temperatures have agreed to consider swapping debt to invest in climate action in a meeting of finance ministers in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

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Climate scientists issue ‘survival guide’ for humanity | ABC News [Video]

There’s still a chance to prevent a climate disaster, but the window for action is closing fast. That’s the assessment of the world’s top scientists in the latest UN Climate Report.Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3FFAquZThe United Nations wants wealthy countries to bring forward their net zero plans, and that means Australia faces some tough choices.ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZYWatch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.auFollow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_auFollow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnewsNote: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.#ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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U.N. report warns “humanity is on thin ice” and must act to avert climate catastrophe [Video]

The world must take action to “defuse the climate time bomb,” the United Nations secretary-general said as the U.N. released its latest report. “Prime Time” host John Dickerson discusses the warning with Mark Hertsgaard, co-founder and executive director of Covering Climate Now.