climate talks
‘Time to do the right thing,’ negotiators told as COP26 climate talks open
By Laurie Goering GLASGOW (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With the UK hosts warning that "lights are flashing red on the climate change dashboard", the COP26 U.N. climate summit kicked off…
World ‘way off track’ in halting warming, UN warns ahead of COP26
By Emma Farge and Gerry Mey GENEVA/GLASGOW (Reuters) -Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is "way off track" in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations…
Russia says Putin won’t fly to Glasgow, in blow for climate talks
By Alexander Marrow and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international deal on climate change when the Kremlin said on Wednesday that…
U.N. climate talks a ‘catalyst’ for action to curb warming -report
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - United Nations climate talks in November are a crucial catalyst for urgent action to keep a lid on global warming, a global coalition of…
Italy’s Draghi to meet Greta Thunberg at Milan climate talks
ROME (Reuters) -Italian prime minister and current president of the G20 Mario Draghi will meet climate activist Greta Thunberg in Milan on Thursday, Draghi's office said. Thunberg is among thousands…
China says climate talks with U.S. envoy Kerry were ‘candid, in depth, pragmatic’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's environment ministry said on Friday talks with visiting U.S. climate envoy John Kerry this week were "candid, in-depth and pragmatic" and the two sides would continue…
