Climate Change

Key EU lawmaker wants rules to prevent countries dodging emissions cuts

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The European Union needs tougher rules and financial penalties to ensure each country cuts greenhouse gas emissions to deliver the bloc's climate targets, according to…

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Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals

AMSTERDAM/LONDON -The Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which won a landmark court victory against Royal Dutch Shell last year, is targeting 30 major corporate emitters in…

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WEF says increased global divide will make fight against climate change harder

The Covid-19 pandemic have deepened the global divide between rich and poor countries and will make it harder to find common cause in the fight against climate change, according to…

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Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

Weather events, linked to a changing climate, brought misery to millions around the world in 2021 according to a new report. The study, from the charity Christian Aid, identified 10…

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EU to unveil part two of climate change policy overhaul

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - European Union policymakers will on Wednesday outline a second set of proposals to cut emissions across its economy this decade and put the 27-country bloc…

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EU to propose requirements that countries renovate energy-guzzling buildings

The European Union is poised to propose requirements for member countries to renovate their worst-performing buildings by the end of the decade to cut emissions and make them more energy…

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Feed to cut cow methane emissions gets provisional nod in EU

BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A feed additive that reduces emissions of potent greenhouse gas methane from cattle could be the first of its kind to come to market in…

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COP26 agreement ‘timid step forward’, EP Socialists say

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament described the conclusions of the COP26 climate conference as a timid step forward in the right direction, expressing regret that big players…

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Climate-linked health risks to rise, COP26 panelists warn

If you thought the COVID pandemic was disruptive and deadly, climate change will be so much worse. So said a slew of panelists Tuesday at the U.N. climate talks in…

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Obama tells COP26 to help poor nations, chides China and Russia

Former U.S. President Barack Obama called on Monday for rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change, and criticised China and Russia for…

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EXPLAINER-What’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?

GLASGOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The…

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MEPs push for high ambitions at COP26 in Glasgow

It is "worrying" that big polluters like China and Russia have not taken part in a global climate change conference, MEP Lidia Pereira said. "I think there’s still room to…

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EU watchdog says insurers could face climate tests in 2023

Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU's insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of Insurance Europe conference this week. The…

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China says Xi was given no option for video address to COP26

China said on Tuesday that President Xi Jinping was not given an opportunity to deliver a video address to the COP26 climate talks in Scotland and had to send a written…

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Modi says India targets net zero emissions by 2070

India's prime minister used the COP26 climate talks to announce 2070 as the target for his country to reach net zero carbon emissions, two decades beyond what scientists say is…

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BlackRock raises $673 million for climate-focused infrastructure fund

BlackRock Inc told Reuters it has raised a target-beating $673 million for an infrastructure fund with backing from the French, German and Japanese governments to invest in climate-focused projects such…

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Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks

A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to stick to promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and…

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Climate, COVID and the economy top G20 agenda at Rome summit

By Crispian Balmer and Jan Strupczewski ROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where they were…

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G20 leaders to commit to tackle ‘existential’ climate challenge – draft

The world's 20 richest countries will commit this weekend to tackling the existential threat of climate change, paving the way for more detailed action at a UN climate change summit…

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Wildfires, logging turn protected forests into carbon emitters -report

Some of the world's most protected forests are emitting more carbon than they absorb, driven by things like logging and wildfires, a new report said, with researchers alarmed that protected…

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Each day without climate action is ‘a day wasted’ – UK’s Attenborough

British naturalist David Attenborough warned world leaders on Tuesday it would be too late to tackle climate change if a U.N. climate summit in Scotland does not succeed, and said richer…

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Explainer-Climate change: what are the economic stakes?

COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world's best last chance to cap global warming at the 1.5-2 degrees Celsius upper limit set out in the…

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Chinese President likely to miss Climate Summit

The leaders of most of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters gather in Glasgow from Sunday, aiming to thrash out plans and funds to tilt the planet towards clean energy.…

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Britain sets out long-term fund rules to aid climate action, COVID recovery

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog set out new rules for funds that invest over the longer term to help tackle climate change and economic recovery from COVID-19,…

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New nuclear reactors can help France become carbon neutral by 2050 -RTE

PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - French grid operator RTE said next generation nuclear reactors offer an affordable path to shifting the country's energy mix away from fossil fuels and make…

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UN warns world ‘way off track’ as greenhouse gases soar

GENEVA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020, the U.N. weather agency said on Monday, warning that the world was "way off track" to…

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Guilt, grief and anxiety as young people fear for climate’s future

Overwhelmed, sad, guilty are some of the emotions young people say they feel when they think of climate change and their concerns world leaders will fail to tackle it. Broadly…

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Italy struggles to name climate envoy as ministers argue over name

Italy, joint host of a key United Nations climate summit just over a week away, has still not found a special envoy to represent it because the ministers responsible for…

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UPDATED: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060

RIYADH, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060 and will more than double…

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Prince Charles says “dangerously narrow window” to accelerate climate action

RIYADH, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles, in recorded remarks at an environment event in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, said there was a "dangerously narrow window" to accelerate climate…

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New Zealand passes climate change disclosure laws for financial firms in world first

SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their…

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G20 split over coal, 1.5 degree climate limit ahead of Rome summit – sources

ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich countries are divided over phasing out coal and committing to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as they prepare…

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Euro zone banks should be legally bound to climate transition plans, ECB says

Euro zone banks should be legally bound to adopt plans that spell out how they will mitigate their exposure to climate-related risks over the next 30 years, European Central Bank…

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Russia is making EU climate goals look ‘ridiculous’, says Poland’s Kaczynski

Russian actions concerning gas supply have made advocates of the European Union's plan to tackle climate change look "ridiculous", the leader of Poland's ruling party said in an interview published…

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Australians’ climate fears grow as government mulls tighter emissions targets

A record high number of Australians are worried about climate change, according to a survey published on Wednesday, confirming a growing shift in favour of climate action in a country that has suffered devastating bushfires…

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Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict, report says

A vicious cycle linking the depletion of natural resources with violent conflict may have gone past the point of no return in parts of the world and is likely to…

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All Britain’s power to be green by 2035, PM Johnson says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday Britain was aiming to produce "clean power" by 2035 as part of the country's goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions. Britain, which…

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Pope, world religious leaders, issue pre-COP26 appeal on climate change

Pope Francis and other religious leaders made a joint appeal on Monday for next month's U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) to offer concrete solutions to save the planet from "an…

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‘You are making the future today’, Pope tells youth climate activists

Pope Francis on Wednesday praised youth climate campaigners for their efforts to tackle global warming and encouraged them to carry on with their work "for the good of humanity". Thousands…

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’30 years of blah blah blah’: Thunberg questions Italy climate talks

Greta Thunberg and fellow youth campaigners struck a sceptical tone for this week's climate talks in Italy, saying much has been promised but little done to tackle global warming in almost three…

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Italy’s ‘Smart Bay’ seeks to tackle Mediterranean climate change

On Italy's Ligurian coast, biologists and environmentalists are working to tackle the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean with help from a so-called "Smart Bay". Marine biologists fear the Mediterranean is…

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ECB study shows Greece, Portugal, Spain and Malta companies the most exposed to physical risks of climate change

Banks in southern Europe are set to be among the hardest hit if climate change is not mitigated as their clients are most exposed to natural hazards such as wildfires,…

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SPECIAL REPORT-BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables

Deep in the Oman desert lies one of BP's more lucrative projects, a mass of steel pipes and cooling towers that showcases the British energy giant's pioneering natural gas extraction technology.…

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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’

Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the Greek prime minister said, warning that the cost of doing nothing was unimaginable, with mankind possibly struggling to survive…

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U.N. says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions

ZURICH, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle to cut carbon…

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Biden heads to western U.S. to tout climate goals, back California governor

President Joe Biden heads west on Monday for a three-state tour aimed at highlighting his push to fight climate change and strengthen infrastructure, while helping fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom try to hold…

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World’s top three Christian leaders in climate appeal ahead of U.N. summit

The world's three main Christian leaders issued an unprecedented joint appeal to members of their Churches to "listen to the cry of the earth" and back action to stem the…

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More than 200 medical journals call for urgent action on climate change

Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot be put on hold while the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, medical journals…

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How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

With the stark “code red” warnings from the world’s climate experts in the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) still ringing in our ears, it’s…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that tax authorities need to adopt a mindset that does not tolerate a kids-gloves approach when dealing with suspected tax evaders if Malta is to be…

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Climate change made deadly floods in Western Europe at least 20% more likely – study

MADRID (Reuters) - Climate change has made extreme rainfall events of the kind that sent lethal torrents of water hurtling through parts of Germany and Belgium last month at least…

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How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth’s climate?

Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change. There are currently almost 8 billion people…

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Afghanistan: western powers must accept defeat and deal realistically with the Taliban

The short version of events in Afghanistan is that Pakistan won and the international alliance led by the United States lost. Of course the story is not over and things…

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Indonesia project to convert fuel-powered motorbikes to electric

Indonesia launched a pilot project to convert motorcycles that run on combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles, part of a national drive to make transport more environmentally friendly, the energy ministry…

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Today’s decisions lock in industry emissions for decades — here’s how to get them right

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear there’s little time left to reach net zero emissions and hold the global temperature rise to 1.5C. If Australia is to…

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EU urges all major economies to raise climate goals by November summit

The European Union's top diplomat on Thursday called on the world's biggest economies to set tougher climate targets - including a commitment to eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions - in…

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Malta: Lack of rain and dew are signs of desertification in Malta

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has demonstrated the need for the international community to speed up its implementation of measures to combat natural disasters. However…

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