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'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Countries must not count the carbon dioxide naturally sucked up by Earth's forests in their net zero climate plans, scientists said on Monday, warning that "vague" rules could end up with the world warming more than expected. The scientists, who developed the original science behind net zero, issued their warning in a new study as nations gathered in Azerbaijan for the latest round of UN climate talks. The world's oceans, forests and soil absorb planet-heating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere ... read more |
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US says its climate financing reached $11 bn this yearManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 President Joe Biden is using a historic trip to the Amazon on Sunday to highlight that US bilateral climate financing increased to $11 billion this year, meeting a pledge he made. ... more 
Climate finance can be hard sell, says aide to banks and PMsBaku (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Trillions of dollars are needed to make poorer nations more resilient to climate change, and studies have estimated that every $1 invested today will save at least $4 in future. ... more 
Trump picks Doug Burgum as energy czar in new administrationWashington (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 US President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will head a new energy council - on top of serving as his Secretary of the Interior. ... more 
COP29 success requires G20 'leadership': UN chiefRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions. ... more |
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World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing Baku (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 Dozens of world leaders arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt. ... more 
Climate 'financing gap' is widening: ECB chiefFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Tuesday of a widening gap between the amount of funding necessary to adapt to the climate crisis and what has so far been pledged. ... more 
The refrigerator as an indicator of societal progressBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2024 To gauge a country's development accurately, it's essential to consider the items found in homes, argue economists Rutger Schilpzand and Jeroen Smits from Radboud University. While research on low- ... more 
Preparing Taiwan for a decarbonized economyBoston MA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 The operations of Taiwan's electronics, manufacturing, and financial firms vary widely, but their leaders all have at least one thing in common: They recognize the role that a changing energy landsc ... more 
China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060. ... more |
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Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Sao Paulo (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced. Instead of the earlier target of reducing emissions by 59 percent from 2005 levels by 2035, it will aim for a 67 percent reduction, the left-leaning government said Friday. The shift is intended to align Brazil's emissions goal - called its "Nationally Determined Contribution," or NDC - with the terms of the Paris Accord of 2016, said an official not ... read more 
France, Barbados, Kenya urge global levies to tackle climate changeParis (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 The leaders of France, Barbados and Kenya on Friday urged more worldwide tax on carbon dioxide emissions in areas such as global shipping to help developing countries battle climate change. ... more |
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Power partly restored in Cuba after Hurricane RafaelHavana (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month. ... more 
Trump's climate denial and green rollbacks poised to fuel warmingWashington (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 Donald Trump's election victory puts a climate change denier back in the White House, poised to dismantle his predecessor's green policies and jeopardize global efforts to curb human-caused warming. ... more 
Climate finance billions at stake at COP29Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 Rich nations will be under pressure at this month's UN COP29 conference to substantially increase the amount of money they give to poorer countries for climate action. ... more
China hopes for 'consistency' in US climate policyBeijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Beijing hopes the US will maintain "consistency" in its climate policy and continue bilateral cooperation regardless of next week's election result, a Chinese official said Friday. ... more
EU greenhouse gas emissions saw 'huge' drop in 2023Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023 - among the biggest drops in decades - new data showed Thursday, though the bloc remains in a race against time to meet its ambitious climate goals. ... more |
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