Every fraction of a degree counts, UN says, as 2.8 degree Celsius warming looms
London, UKReuters Government pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.8 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, after “woefully inadequate” progress to curb warming, a United Nations report said. Representatives from around the world will meet from 6th to 18th November at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt […]
Reducing emissions: How the Church of England is mapping the way to net zero by 2030
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on the Church of England’s push to reduce carbon emissions from its activities and achieve the ambitious target of net zero by 2030…
Essay: Climate change is a justice issue – these six charts show why
In an article published on The Conversation, US academic SONJA KLINSKY, uses a series of graphics to show why addressing climate change is an issue of justice…
UN climate report likely to deliver stark warnings on global warming
London, UKReuters Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how quickly the planet is warming – and how damaging the impacts might get. Since the last report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Rich states haven’t done enough for the environment, Pakistan PM says
Islamabad, PakistanReuters The world’s richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had done more than any other in the world to combat rising emissions relative to its economic means. Pakistan, this year’s host of the United Nations’ annual World Environment Day […]
Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor countries, with most calling for urgent action to cut planet-warming emissions, a survey showed on Tuesday. The impacts of rising temperatures could create “enormous difficulties” for nations already burdened by economic challenges and […]
Invest in low-carbon cities to protect climate and boost jobs, governments urged
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation More COVID-19 recovery spending and public investment is needed for green transport and clean energy in cities, to create jobs, cut planet-heating emissions and limit the damage from climate change, UN officials and researchers said on Wednesday. A report by the Coalition for Urban Transitions, a group of research organisations pushing […]
Climate pledges for 2030 put world far off 1.5 degrees goal, UN warns
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Updated plans to reduce emissions, submitted so far by about 75 nations ahead of November’s COP26 summit, barely make a dent in the huge cuts needed to meet global climate goals, the UN climate chief said on Friday, calling for redoubled efforts. A UN report summarising the revised climate action plans – covering […]
Climate change: Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
ALISTER DOYLE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an unusual – and controversial – solution being employed in Iceland to tackle global warming…
It is official: US back in the Paris climate club
Washington DC, USReuters The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement on Friday, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades. Scientists and foreign diplomats have welcomed the US return to the treaty, which became official, 30 days after President Joe Biden ordered […]