London (AFP) April 21, 2021 - Britain, which hosts the UN climate summit later this year, lags behind key European nations in its issuance of so-called green bonds, lawmakers said Thursday.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2021 - Most plastics advertised as biodegradable aren't all that degradable. In fact, researchers estimate that most of these supposedly eco-friendly plastics end up in landfills and last just as long as forever plastics.
Moscow (AFP) April 21, 2021 - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed that Russia, one of the world's major producers of oil and gas, would do its part to fight climate change.
Stockholm (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The Ikea Foundation, part of the ownership structure of the Swedish furniture giant, pledged on Wednesday to donate one billion euros ($1.2 billion) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Washington (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The cost of dealing with climate change is enormous and private investors will have to step up to finance renewable energy and other innovations for the US economy, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.
Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2021 - The European Parliament and EU member states agreed on Wednesday a target to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, in what was called a game changer just ahead of a US-hosted climate summit.
New York (AFP) April 21, 2021 - Chevron and Toyota announced Wednesday a first step towards a strategic alliance to commercialize hydrogen, which is seen as an environmentally-friendly transportation fuel option.
Paris (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEA warned Tuesday, days before a major climate summit.
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2021 - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled plans to improve cybersecurity for the US electric power system to address growing concerns about a potentially crippling hack of the power grid.
London (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Britain on Tuesday vowed an ambitious 78 percent cut to carbon emissions by 2035, but faced calls for more policy specifics from sceptical environmental groups ahead of US-led summit talks.
Paris (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Oil giant BP is pushing the European Union to weaken what qualifies as a sustainable energy source, which could make it more challenging for the bloc to meet its net-zero emissions goal, an industry watchdog told AFP.
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday reintroduced their ambitious and expanded Green New Deal to reshape America's climate and economic policy, demanding considerably steeper investments than those proposed by President Joe Biden's administration.
San Angelo, United States (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Cattle rancher Bobby Helmers cranes to listen as the blades of his six giant wind turbines slice through the air in the same Texas fields that once echoed with the sounds of oil pumps.
New Delhi (AFP) April 20, 2021 - Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India to halt emissions growth that could wipe out ambitious carbon reduction targets elsewhere.
Washington (AFP) April 18, 2021 - President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers - can the United States be trusted to lead?
Brussels (AFP) April 17, 2021 - The European Commission will next week present the first part of a green taxonomy list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments, but a question mark hangs over the inclusion of natural gas.
