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apnews.com/article/climat… In the backdrop of seismic political changes, global wars and economic hardships, the United Nations annual climate talks began and got straight to the hard part: money. @borenbears Melina Walling AP Climate #COP29Azerbaijan #climatechange

DRA's Frank James cautions that autonomous tech can't do everything in farming and it also disconnects farmers from the land bit.ly/48M0Qs6 The Associated Press Melina Walling #farming #agriculture #familyfarms

Climate Talks Open With Calls For A Path Away From The ‘Road To Ruin’ #news #environment #climatechange #pollution @borenbears Melina Walling and Sibi Arasu EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list See also: sej.org/headlines/clim… apnews.com/article/climat…

Was a pleasure reporting with Farai Mutsaka for this story on international food aid. A professor of food security thinks countries providing aid also need strategies to address problems “causing the hunger in the first place" -- like climate change. apnews.com/article/cop29-…

Demonstrators hoisted the fire-colored serpent with on their shoulders and heads. Together, their hisses filled the tent, bringing the snake to life. One activist called it “really uplifting” to watch the action come together despite challenges. apnews.com/article/climat…

They gather the money to travel. Come up with creative slogans and signs. And then they find that their voices are stifled because there are so many limits on what they do. The Associated Press colleague Melina Walling on activists at #COP29 in Baku, Afghanistan. apnews.com/article/climat…

Dorany Pineda and I report on the shadow of various global conflicts over COP29 Azerbaijan #climatechange #COP29Azerbaijan apnews.com/article/ukrain…

Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it's not immune to climate change Melina Walling & suzanfraser independent.co.uk/news/tea-ap-co…

For Fathimath Raaia Shareef from the #Maldives, the threat of climate change is all too real. Growing up, after she found out about sea level rise, she had recurring nightmares about her island sinking. Melina Walling from The Associated Press reports from #COP29. apnews.com/article/climat…

In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests Aijaz Rahi Shawn Sebastian AP Climate #COP29Azerbaijan #climatechange apnews.com/article/tea-re…

“You don’t help small farmers, where will you get your food?” wondered Esther Penunia, secretary general of the Asian Farmers Association. “Who will farm for you? Who will catch the fish, who will get the honey, who will plant your vegetables?” apnews.com/article/cop29-…

Rich countries have agreed to pool together at least $300 billion a year by 2035 in climate finance. It’s nowhere near the full amount of $1.3 trillion that developing countries were asking for. How they got to this far-from-perfect arrangement: apnews.com/article/climat…

Here is the The Associated Press's end-of-the-year photo package. These photos are stunning. I had the honor of writing the text and working w/ colleague Alyssa Goodman, who curated the package and did the layout, and Dana Beltaji, who edited the text. apnews.com/article/photo-…

From Melina Walling: What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S. apnews.com/article/farmer…

Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic - Paolo Santalucia Melina Walling The Associated Press apnews.com/article/antarc…

Climate change contributed to a week of wild weather that upended life in the US “Then, catastrophe in California, with wind-whipped flames taking off in a landscape parched by months of drought to become Los Angeles’ worst-ever wildfires.” Melina Walling apnews.com/article/climat…

New study shows grass-fed beef produces no less GHG emissions than industrial beef - though there are a broader range of factors to consider including environmental pollution and animal welfare when comparing production systems. Melina Walling apnews.com/article/grassf…

Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped? Scientists are still studying the long-term effects of the plastic that’s been found in human organs. Melina Walling Rodney Muhumuza buff.ly/3Z3S6xr

"...global warming has notably reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places, with potentially irreversible impacts on agriculture and sea level rise." Melina Walling The Associated Press apnews.com/article/climat…

The EPA rules that Trump Administration is looking to roll back are calculated to EVERY YEAR save 30,000 lives and $275 billion, an extensive detailed AP data crunching and document review shows. Southwest Indiana illustrates what it means to people. apnews.com/article/epa-ze…