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The Trump administration has halted U.S. scientists' participation in key U.N. climate change assessments, marking another step in its retreat from international climate efforts. The decision affects researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The White House has ordered staff from the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to stop work with an IPCC working group, sources told Reuters.
As a result, the U.S. will not attend a major IPCC plenary meeting in Hangzhou, China, next week, where discussions will shape the next global climate assessment, including policies on carbon capture and removal.
Climate experts have raised concerns over the withdrawal, warning it could weaken the IPCC’s role in providing a shared global understanding of climate risks and mitigation strategies.
“The U.S. being completely removed from that process is concerning,” said Delta Merner of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Despite the halt, American researchers will continue contributing to climate studies used by the IPCC. However, the absence of official U.S. participation is expected to be significant.
China’s foreign ministry said it was unaware of the U.S. decision. The U.S. previously co-chaired a working group on climate mitigation alongside Malaysia and had pledged $1.5 million to support the IPCC—funds that remain unapproved by Congress.
Climate scientists say the move aligns with Trump’s broader efforts to withdraw from international climate agreements, including his second exit from the Paris accord and reductions in global climate finance.
“This would align with Trump's signals around climate action,” said Kathryn Bowen, an IPCC lead author and professor at Melbourne University. She also noted declining international funding for climate science, which could impact research, particularly in developing nations.
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A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
On July 4, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Khankendi, reaffirming the deep-rooted alliance between the two nations.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was successfully held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, highlighting the region’s revival and the deepening economic cooperation among member states.
Migration offset natural decline for the fourth consecutive year, pushing the European Union’s population to an historic high of 450.4 million in 2024, according to Eurostat figures released on Friday.
France recorded over 100 drowning deaths in just one month — a 58% rise from last year — as unusually high temperatures drove more people to water, public health officials say.
Germany’s public debt is projected to climb from 62.5% to 74% of GDP by 2030, driven by record defence and infrastructure spending, according to a report by the European rating agency Scope.
The global oil market may be tighter than headline supply-demand figures suggest, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, citing rising refinery activity and seasonal summer demand as key drivers of short-term market pressure.
China’s exports are expected to have grown 5% in June as manufacturers hurried goods abroad ahead of a 12 August deadline that could see the U.S. restore punitive tariffs, a Reuters survey of economists indicates.
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