A major new UN report details the risks of overshooting 1.5°C of warming – and how we can limit them. It’s no longer possible to keep global warming below 1.5°C – but there is a pathway out, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report. “Overshoot, peak and decline” is now our best bet at dipping back below the warming threshold set…
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0 claims checkedTunisia's activists decry civil society crackdown September 2, 2026 "Most civil society organizations are in a state of shock today," Messaoud Romdhani, a Tunisian human rights activist told DW.
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