As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
Reuters Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include as talks begin on Tuesday. If governments can agree on a legally binding treaty that addresses not just how plastics […]
Pope Francis reflects on three decades of international cooperation on climate change
Vatican CityRNS Only a few days after the United States officially gave notice of its intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Pope Francis took the opportunity to praise a gathering of environmental regulators meeting in Rome this week. In a statement to participants of the 31st meeting for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that […]
US House backs Paris agreement in first climate bill in a decade
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed its first climate change bill in a decade, voting 231-190 to require that Trump administration keep the United States as a party to the Paris climate agreement. The Climate Action Now Act would require President Donald Trump to develop a plan for the United States to meet […]
“No tomorrow” for many unless consumption falls – UN
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Global exploitation of natural resources – from water, sand and timber to oil, coal and gemstones – has more than tripled in 50 years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of devastating environmental impacts unless demand is reduced. Surging consumption of natural resources – 92 billion tonnes in 2017 – […]
CLIMATE CHANGE: CYCLING CITY COPENHAGEN SPRINTS TO BECOME FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL CAPITAL
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how officials in Copenhagen are behind an ambitious effort to make the Danish city the world’s first carbon-neutral capital city…