Climate
Germany’s 2023 CO2 emissions fall to lowest in 70 years but drop not yet sustainable- study
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN, (Reuters) - Germany's carbon dioxide emissions in 2023 fell to their lowest since the 1950s due to less…
Climate change: 2024 might offer room for optimism
We don’t want to give you the wrong idea: things are bad. Antarctic ice sheets are melting, the fossil fuel lobby was…
ESG funds suffer weaker demand despite help from tech-sector performance
Sustainable funds faced a sharp slowdown in demand globally in 2023 amid political controversy and concerns about "greenwashing," even as many outperformed…
Climate finance takes centre stage at COP28 climate talks
Money pledges grabbed the spotlight again at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap in…
MEPs want all countries to strengthen their climate commitments
The Environment Committee of the European Parliament has adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP28, which will take stock…
EU seeks to ease US tariff, green subsidy threats
The European Union will seek this week to ward off the return of Trump-era metals tariffs and to lessen the negative impact…
EU will do ‘as much as possible’ to drive out fossil fuels, climate chief says
The European Union will do all it can to halt fossil fuel use as part of its "ambitious" position at the upcoming…
6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now
The world is very warm right now. We’re not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins.…
China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels ‘unrealistic’
By David Stanway SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China's top climate official said, adding that…
Global climate protests demand world leaders phase out fossil fuels
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Climate protesters were set to take to the streets in more than 50 countries…
EU’s disaster response fund at limit as climate crises mount
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission warned on Tuesday that the EU urgently needs more funding to respond to climate change-fuelled crises…
Europe space chief warns over political wavering on climate
Europe's top space official has urged wavering politicians not to abandon European leadership in combating climate change, saying record heatwaves and vegetation…