- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityCOP26
Actions, not words – Pacific Islands urge strong commitment on climate
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - The world must unite and take significant action now to tackle climate change that is threatening the survival of Pacific island nations, the region's…
Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of U.N. conference
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - If high-stakes climate talks are to succeed next month in Glasgow, the initial signs of progress may emerge this weekend when leaders of the…
China submits updated climate pledges to UN ahead of Glasgow talks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has submitted updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to fight climate change, a UN registry showed on Thursday, formally boosting headline emission-cutting pledges but offering nothing new…
Factbox: Biden to meet Macron, Erdogan, Pope Francis, on European trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a series of high-profile meetings with foreign leaders during his trip to the G20 in Rome and U.N. climate…
EU to push rich nations to increase climate finance at COP26
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will push developed countries to commit more finance to help poorer nations cut emissions and adapt to climate change impacts at the COP26 summit,…
Biden likely to head to COP26 without a final U.S. climate deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is expected to head to Europe without an agreement on measures to combat climate change as chances dimmed that deeply divided Democrats in Congress would…
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay…
Explainer: From Paris to Glasgow – cutting through climate jargon
(Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 to flesh out the rules of a new global climate pact. Decades of…
France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron asked China's President Xi Jinping during a phone call on Tuesday to send the world a "decisive signal" on climate change ahead of…
EU, China climate chiefs to meet face-to-face ahead of COP26 talks
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union green policy chief Frans Timmermans will meet China's top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua face-to-face for the first time on Wednesday ahead of…
China’s Xi will not attend Rome G20 summit in person – source
ROME (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend a Rome summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in person, a source close to the matter said on…
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…
