Climate
Germany sees progress in EU talks for ban on fossil fuel cars
Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward,…
Shell emissions dip about 10% to 1.23 bln tonnes of CO2 equivalent
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Shell's emissions dipped by about 10% in 2022 to a total of 1.232 billion tonnes of CO2…
COP28 president-designate says world needs climate ‘course correction’
The United Arab Emirates climate envoy and designated president of the COP28 climate summit said on Tuesday the world needed a "course…
U.N. chief to convene ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a "no-nonsense" climate ambition summit in September next year and warned on Monday that there…
EU strikes deal to boost carbon market, Europe’s biggest climate policy
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating…
World’s banks told to apply capital rules to climate risks where possible
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Global regulators set out their first guidance on Thursday to show banks how to apply existing capital…
Berlin airport reopens runways after climate protest
BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport said on Thursday flights were resuming with some delays after it was earlier forced…
Europe’s heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 ‘excess’ deaths
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 "excess" deaths, a report compiling…
COP27 delivers climate fund breakthrough at cost of progress on emissions
By Valerie Volcovici, Dominic Evans and William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Countries closed this year's U.N. climate summit…
FACTBOX-COP27: Counting the rising cost of climate disasters
(Reuters) - Climate change has raised the cost of natural disasters, as rising sea levels and drought increase the frequency and severity…
Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday highlighted the importance of sustainable finance to address climate change and achieve decarbonisation. "Sustainable…
EU to tell U.N. summit it plans to raise climate target in 2023
The European Union is expected to announce plans at the COP27 summit on Tuesday to update its emissions-cutting target under the Paris…