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EU looking at measures to tackle 'critical' energy crisis
Sep 22, 2021 (AFP)
The European energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, made the comment after a meeting in Slovenia of EU energy ministers dominated by the issue, which several of the...
Biden says US 'to double' contribution to climate finance
Sep 21, 2021 (AFP)
Experts said the announcement would take the US contribution to the commitment, made by developed countries ahead of the 2015 Paris agreement, to approximately ...
Bill Gates raises over $1 bn for clean energy
Sep 20, 2021 (AFP)
Early participants in the initiative, dubbed "Catalyst," also include American Airlines, Bank of America, BlackRock, Boston Consulting Group and Microsoft. The ...
Johnson cautious over fulfilling UN climate fund pledges
Sep 20, 2021 (AFP)
At the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference, rich nations promised to provide annual funding of $100 billion from 2020, for poorer nations to counteract the effec...
BIS warns of potential green investments bubble
Sep 20, 2021 (AFP)
In its quarterly review out Monday, BIS said the financial markets have been sending "mixed signals" in recent months, reflecting "investor unease" about the ec...
Energy groups agree reporting standard over net zero
Sep 15, 2021 (AFP)
This will allow "a level playing field in corporate reporting and meet investor expectations for credible and comparable company net zero transition plans", the...
Britain urges net zero shipping emissions by 2050
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
The UK government wants to "chart a course" for cleaner shipping, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on the first day of London's international shipping week...
UK 'ditched' climate pledge to secure Australia trade deal
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
In the correspondence, Greenpeace UK on Wednesday said senior ministers Liz Truss, David Frost and Kwasi Kwarteng "are named as agreeing to ditch references to ...
UK watchdog slams government's failed green homes plan
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
The six-month scheme through to March had been rolled out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, forming part of its efforts to meet targets on net zero ...
What can central banks do to address climate risks?
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
- Why are they involved? - The start of central bank involvement in climate action is sometimes attributed to a 2015 speech by the Bank of England's (BOE) then-...
Price tag on the planet? Helping business value nature
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
As the IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off in France on Friday, an urgent question will be how to reduce the devastation wrought by humanity on the envir...
Japan, US to press China on emissions ahead of climate summit
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
US climate envoy John Kerry is in Japan to drive international action ahead of November's COP26 summit to combat global warming. "We discussed our cooperation o...
China signals steady course after UN climate warning
Aug 10, 2021 (AFP)
Many world leaders responded to Monday's report, which said climate change was occurring faster than estimated, by calling for decisive and immediate moves to c...
Australia rejects climate targets despite damning UN report
Aug 10, 2021 (AFP)
Hours after a landmark UN climate report warned catastrophic global warming is occurring far more quickly than previously forecast, Prime Minister Scott Morriso...
US says cannot delay 'ambitious' action to protect climate
Aug 09, 2021 (AFP)
Years in the making, the sobering report approved by 195 nations shines a harsh spotlight on governments dithering in the face of mounting evidence that climate...
Areas of Iraqi province lose power after attack on pylons
Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)
"Terrorist elements" using "explosive devices" carried out attacks on 13 pylons over the past 48 hours, the electricity ministry said in a statement. Provincial...
German Greens propose climate veto on all policies
Aug 03, 2021 (AFP)
The proposed new ministry would be able to veto proposals of any nature from other ministries which were "incompatible" with the aims of the Paris climate accor...
Climate activists blockade UBS, Credit Suisse HQs
Aug 02, 2021 (AFP)
Environmentalist organisations including Extinction Rebellion and Climate Strike staged the demonstration in which groups of around 30 to 40 people sat in front...
Powering Iraqi homes one switch at a time
Jul 28, 2021 (AFP)
His workplace is a humble shack right in front of his home, which comprises a bed, pigeons in a pen to keep him company and more than 200 colour-coded switches,...
Israel announces plan to slash carbon emissions by 2050
Jul 23, 2021 (AFP)
The "revolutionary and historic decision" agreed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and several cabinet members will be put to a vote before Israel's parliament ...
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