Climate change: World’s war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot
SARAH MCFARLANE and VALERIE VOLCOVICI, of Reuters, report…
UN chief, UK PM increase pressure on leaders for climate change funds
United Nations/Washington DC, USReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world’s major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a $US100 billion per year climate fund with less than six weeks to go before a UN climate summit. Johnson and UN Secretary-General António Guterres hosted a roundtable of […]
Paris accord rules must be wrapped up this year, says UN climate chief
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Governments must finalise rules for the Paris Agreement on climate change at November’s COP26 summit so the pact can be fully implemented and serve as the basis for a green recovery from the pandemic, the UN climate chief said on Monday. As three weeks of virtual climate talks opened, Patricia Espinosa also called […]
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 […]
Many countries to miss Paris climate plan deadline due to COVID-19 delays, says UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Many countries will miss a deadline to submit updated climate action plans by 2020 as mandated by the Paris climate pact due to COVID-19 delays, a UN report said on Tuesday. Compliance with the commitment to upgrade climate action plans every five years is seen as important to the success of the 2015 […]
Pope tells Merkel to keep pressing for international cooperation
RNS/Reuters Pope Francis has asked Germany to keep fighting for the Paris climate change deal and to ‘tear down walls’ that inhibit international cooperation, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, offering a stark contrast between her agenda and US policy. US President Donald Trump announced this month that he would withdraw from the landmark 2015 […]