Thursday, 23 January 2025

Focus on Environment

Jude Law has said fossil fuel companies should ‘answer for their actions’ (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNews

Jude Law says fossil fuel companies need to answer for their actions

Jude Law: “Oil, gas and coal are harming our planet, causing a surge in deadly weather events. It’s time for fossil fuel firms...

FILE PHOTO: A car is parked at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateClimate FinanceEconomyEmissionsEnvironmentIndustryPoliticsRegulationsTrade

Analysis: Trade demands clash with climate agenda at COP29 talks

Developing nations at COP29 decry trade barriers like the EU's carbon border levy, warning they hinder green transitions and climate equity.

Attila Steiner, Hungarian presidency of the council of the EU, speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
AnalysisClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousPoliticsRegulationsUnited Nations

Trump’s against climate action. But some right-wing governments are all for it

European right-wing leaders embrace climate action as economic opportunity, contrasting U.S. fossil fuel-driven skepticism under Trump.

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate justice at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
AnalysisClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentPolitics

At COP29, a draft of the deal gives little clarity on climate cash for developing nations

COP29 draft text on climate finance lacks clarity on wealthy nations' contributions, leaving critical issues unresolved amid mounting pressure.

EmissionsEnvironmentNewsResiliencyUnited Nations

At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

At COP29, Singapore’s NEWBrew beer, made with treated wastewater, showcases innovation in water conservation amid global scarcity.

COP30 in Brazil will be the third consecutive year the UN's top climate talks have been held in a country that plans to expand domestic production of fossil fuels (AFP)
AnalysisClimateClimate FinanceCoalEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNatural GasOilPoliticsRegulationsUnited Nations

Brazil will not ‘shy away’ from fossil fuels as COP30 host: envoy

Brazil, host of COP30, won’t shy away from leading global talks on fossil fuel phaseout, despite being a major oil producer.

ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulationsUtilities

Judge puts stop to governor’s effort to remove Virginia from greenhouse gas initiative

The ruling said Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board exceeded its authority when it voted last year to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

A view shows a venue of the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
BiodiversityClimateEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNewsPoliticsUnited Nations

At COP29, more than 50 countries sign UN sustainable tourism declaration

Over 50 nations pledge at COP29 to align tourism with climate goals, addressing its 8.8 per cent emissions impact through reforms.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the aftermath of floods and landslides in the village of Donja Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 6, 2024.REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
ClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNewsPoliticsUnited Nations

Bosnia needs to invest $6.8 billion to tackle climate change impact, World Bank says

Bosnia needs $6.8B in climate adaptation by 2030 to combat floods, air pollution, and ensure economic stability, says World Bank.

ClimateClimate FinanceEmissionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

COP29 president faces pressure over LSE climate academic detained in Azerbaijan

COP29 faces scrutiny as academics urge Azerbaijan to release detained climate professor Gubad Ibadoghlu amid health concerns.

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.