Climate
EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks
LUXEMBOURG, June 29 (Reuters) - EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change early Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out…
Fight over funding threatens EU deal on new climate laws
BRUSSELS, June 28 (Reuters) - A dispute over how to shield low-income citizens from European Union policies to put a price on…
Climate laws face new EU Parliament vote after failed first try
BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) - The European Parliament will on Wednesday try again to agree more ambitious climate change policies, after rejecting…
EU countries to ask top diplomat to increase climate action
BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers will call on the bloc's top diplomat to scale up efforts on climate…
EU unveils second chunk of climate policy package
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - European Union policymakers on Wednesday set out a second set of proposals to cut emissions across its…
From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year
Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia, the United States and Turkey this year, as climate change…
Wizz Air CEO says business class flying bad for environment
The boss of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air attacked the sustainability credentials of traditional airlines like Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, saying business…
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
GLASGOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Negotiators took the two-week U.N. climate talks in Scotland into an extra day on Saturday, wrestling with…
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…
Morocco to focus on wind energy in sustainable energy drive
Morocco will mobilize global investment of around 14.5 billion dirhams ($1.6 bln) in a wind energy programme, its foreign ministry said in…
Climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit. Here’s why
LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - At the U.N. climate conference, expect one theme to drown out the cacophony of pledges from countries…
Rich nations acknowledge climate threat, as Pope, Pacific Islands urge action
ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Leaders of the 20 richest countries will recognise the existential threat of climate change, a draft communique…