Climate Change
EU countries agree to hike climate change target next year
European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year,…
Hurricane Ian rips into western Cuba, with Florida in its sights
Hurricane Ian slammed into western Cuba on Tuesday, forcing evacuations, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people and swamping fishing villages…
Farm and food investors face $150 billion loss on climate change – report
Top farming and food firms could lose up to a quarter of their value by 2030 if they do not adapt to…
Australia braces for more pain from rain after La Nina confirmed
Much of Australia will face unusually heavy rains in coming months, the country's weather forecaster said on Tuesday, after confirming that a…
EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet…
G7 company emissions falling short of global climate goal, study shows
Companies in the Group of Seven (G7) economies are failing to meet Paris Climate Agreement objectives, non-profit disclosure platform CDP and global…
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global…
Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates…
Electric vehicles not the only way to meet CO2 targets, Italy car lobby says
lectric vehicles are not the only effective route to reducing carbon emissions produced by the car industry, the head of Italy's automotive…
G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Climate ministers of the G7 met in Berlin on Thursday to discuss globally spiraling energy costs sparked by the war in Ukraine.…
Bank of England tells banks to take climate action now or face profit hit
Banks and insurers that fail to manage climate risks as a "first-order" issue could face a 10% to 15% hit to annual…
Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report
Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this…