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COP29: UK’s Starmer sets out new 2035 climate goal

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035.

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Explainer: How methane emissions threaten climate goals

Rising methane emissions threaten climate goals; scientists call for urgent cuts to reduce this potent greenhouse gas's impact.

Children perform at the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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COP29: Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas industry

At COP29, UN's Guterres urged world leaders to boost climate finance, warning, “Pay up, or humanity will pay the price.”

FILE PHOTO: A view shows solar panels at the floating solar power plant built on Cirata dam in West Java province, Indonesia, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia to build 75 GW of renewable energy in the next 15 years, COP29 envoy says

Indonesia aims to offer global investors 75 GW of renewable energy projects over 15 years, a key commitment by new President Prabowo Subianto,...

Donald Trump is expected to pull his country out of the Paris climate agreement again (Steven Senne/AP)
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Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts

The UK will on Tuesday set out a new target to reduce fossil fuel emissions but will not make any new financial commitments...

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Trane Technologies Champions Decarbonization, Sustainable Cooling and Climate Policies at COP29

SWORDS, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, will underscore the critical need for decarbonizing the built environment and transport sectors, advocating...

Sweden's climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting COP29

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks.

Carbon credits are generated by activities that reduce or avoid planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions, like planting trees or replacing polluting coal with clean-energy alternatives (AFP)
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Nations approve new UN rules on carbon markets at COP29

COP29 approved UN standards for carbon markets, a pivotal step toward enabling countries to trade credits to meet climate goals.

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