Climate
Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods
KERKENNAH ISLANDS, Tunisia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman Ahmed Chelli's nets bulged with fish and octopus that he…
COP 27: UK’s Rishi Sunak says climate and energy security go hand in hand
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday climate and energy security went "hand in hand" and world leaders must act quickly…
Brazil’s Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27
A new alliance of rainforest nations - sought by Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - could be key to unlocking…
We’re on a highway to climate hell, U.N. boss warns
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in…
EXPLAINER: A field guide to climate jargon
(Reuters) - Representatives from the world's nations meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 6-18 to flesh out the rules of a…
COP26 a year later: Where do last year’s climate pledges stand?
(Reuters) - A year ago at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, countries, banks and business leaders announced a slew of…
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,…
World aviation agrees ‘aspirational’ net zero plan
MONTREAL (Reuters) - A United Nations body agreed to a long-term aspirational goal for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, despite challenges from…
Australia passes a law for net zero emissions by 2050
MELBOURNE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Australia's parliament on Thursday passed government legislation enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by…
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…