Focus on Climate
UN chief rebukes fossil fuel industry supporters as climate records break
UN Secretary-General said Weds countries must confront fossil-fuel industry and companies that support efforts to obstruct climate action
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of ‘climate hell’
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: "We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell."
UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’
The UN weather agency is predicting an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5C (2.7F) target limit by 2028
Swiss upper house of parliament slams European climate ruling
Swiss upper house of parliament slammed a recent ruling by a top European court that pressed the country to do more to combat...
West African nations call for firms to be able to offset carbon
A group of West African countries has weighed into a debate over whether companies should be allowed to use carbon offsets to cut...
China plans new carbon measurement standards to boost climate efforts
China aims to establish a carbon footprint management system by 2027, to create a more unified system to measure carbon emissions
Researchers – Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals
Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the CO2 removed each year, researchers said Wednesday
Power-hungry data centers spur US talks with Big Tech, energy chief Granholm says
By Timothy Gardner, Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is asking big technology companies to invest in new...
Earth warming ‘at record rate’, but climate change is ‘not accelerating’
Scientists have found that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023, but there is no evidence of accelerated climate...
