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Dozens of nations miss deadline to boost climate ambition
Jan 05, 2021 (AFP)
Almost every country on the planet signed up to the 2015 Paris deal, which calls for capping global warming at "well below" two degrees Celsius compared to pre-...
Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out
Jan 01, 2021 (AFP)
The measures are the result of hard-fought compromises thrashed out by Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition government, and are key to Germany's tran...
2020 emissions: precedent-setting or bucking the trend?
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
Crude oil's wildly fluctuating futures prices reflected the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with record falls in greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel de...
Courts summoned to rule on climate change
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
Increasingly the cases invoke human rights, particularly the right to life. - Boom in lawsuits - The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University ...
Japan unveils green growth plan for 2050 carbon neutral goal
Dec 25, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the new 2050 goal in November, significantly moving up Japan's timeline for carbon-neutrality. On Friday, his government...
How Earth could be entirely powered by sustainable energy
Dec 23, 2020 (SPX)
The newly published research, led by Professor James Ward from the University of South Australia and co-authored by a team including Luca Coscieme from Trinity ...
Energy nominee Granholm brings Detroit savvy to green push
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
Granholm, who was officially nominated Thursday night by Biden, has sketched out a national "race to the top" whereby states could compete for clean energy fund...
EU leaders save landmark budget, but spar over climate
Dec 11, 2020 (AFP)
Europe's 1.8-trillion-euro ($2.1-trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery package had been blocked by Hungary and Poland over an attempt to link the disburseme...
UK insists can achieve 68 percent emissions cut by 2030
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
The government announced the aim late Thursday to reduce UK emissions by at least 68 percent by 2030, as part of legally-binding plans for the country to become...
Nestle unveils multi-billion push to slash carbon footprint
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
As well as targeting zero net emissions by 2050, Nestle's new long-term road map calls for its 800 factories and production sites around the world to switch to ...
EU set to meet two of its three 2020 climate goals
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Outlined in 2007 and adopted in 2009, the three goals include a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent from 1990 levels, a share of at lea...
Sweden's LKAB to invest up to $46bn in fossil-free iron
Nov 23, 2020 (AFP)
Investments of between 10 and 20 billion kronor would be made yearly over a period of 15 to 20 years, the company said. "This is the biggest transformation in t...
Australia signals shift away from climate credit 'cheating'
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
Conservative leader Scott Morrison said targets under the Paris climate accord could be met without using so-called "carryover" credits -- a mechanism that redu...
Canada govt seeks carbon neutrality by 2050
Nov 19, 2020 (AFP)
"Net-zero emissions by 2050. It's ambitious -- but it's possible, it's necessary, and it's exactly what we're going to do," Trudeau said on Twitter. "Greenhouse...
Powering through the coming energy transition
Nov 19, 2020 (SPX)
A new study in Climate Change Economics, led by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, projects the likely role of CCS in the power s...
Urban greenery plays a surprising role in greenhouse gas emissions
Nov 18, 2020 (JPL)
Urban vegetation also removes this gas from the atmosphere when it photosynthesizes, causing total measured emissions to drop. Understanding the role of urban v...
Barclays finances more fossil fuel firms despite green vow: NGOs
Nov 11, 2020 (AFP)
Barclays provided about $24.6 billion (20.7 billion euros) in underwriting and lending to major fossil fuel companies in the nine months to September, compared ...
Britain unveils green plan for post-Brexit finance
Nov 09, 2020 (AFP)
Finance Minister Rishi Sunak pledged his plan would also help retain Britain's role as a premier global financial hub after Brexit and help economic recovery fr...
UK Space Agency wins global award for sustainable development
Nov 05, 2020 (SPX)
In its second year, the GEO awards programme, led by the EO4SDG initiative, looks to celebrate productivity, innovation, novelty, and exemplary efforts in the u...
South Korea to seek carbon neutrality by 2050: Moon
Oct 28, 2020 (AFP)
The nation has few energy resources of its own and relies on imported coal -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- for around 40 percent of the electricity powering the wo...
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