Focus on United Nations
In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance
UN chief António Guterres urged rich nations to meet climate finance pledges and called for Africa's permanent seats on the Security Council.
Opinion: A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators
Speculators may exploit the new global carbon market, threatening its ability to drive meaningful emission reductions.
Canada says it wants to slash its emissions in half by 2035. Will that be enough?
Canada aims to cut emissions by 45-50 per cent by 2035, lower than the 50-55 per cent recommended, amid concerns over U.S. policy...
Crunch time for Saudi-hosted drought, desertification talks
Global land restoration talks in Saudi Arabia highlight funding challenges in combating worldwide desertification crisis.
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
Brazil's beef industry fuels Amazon deforestation, with 80 per cent of top companies failing to stop rainforest destruction.
Deploying balancing power could accelerate U.S. energy transition and save $68 trillion globally by 2050: New Wärtsilä report
Wärtsilä report shows an area the size of Europe will need to be covered with renewable power to reach a clean energy future,...
Fueling net-zero aviation: why SAFs need better policy support to take off
SAF is key to decarbonizing aviation, but major adoption and production challenges threaten net-zero targets: Resources for the Future report.
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks.
Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week
The U.N. estimates that between 2007 and 2017, droughts cost $125 billion worldwide.
2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
Scientists say the period being lived through right now is likely the warmest the Earth has been for the last 125,000 years.
