- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityemissions
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…
Net Zero: Just Patching Over Emissions or Path for Saving Planet?
More than 190 countries committed in 2015 to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in an effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Explainer – Sticking points at the U.N. climate conference
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31-Nov. 12 for climate talks to strengthen action to tackle global warming…
Australia PM Morrison says he will attend U.N. climate summit
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow as his conservative government…
We need more, EU and U.S. urge China ahead of climate summit
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and European Union's climate envoys urged China to step up its targets to cut emissions on Thursday, adding to the pressure…
Al Gore: China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks
By Axel Threlfall and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is hopeful China and the United States will set aside their differences at U.N. climate change talks…
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…
UK’s COP26 chief says ball in China’s court on making it a success
LONDON (Reuters) - The ball is in China's court when it comes to making the United Nations COP26 climate change conference in November a success, Britain's Alok Sharma, the summit's…
Glasgow climate summit at risk of failure, U.N. chief warns
By Mary Milliken and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said a critical meeting on climate change later this year in Scotland is at risk…
Biden will convene Major Economies Forum on Friday to press for climate action
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will convene a virtual meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Friday to discuss plans to combat climate change with other…
China’s hard climate stance with U.S. imperils Glasgow talks
By David Stanway and Muyu Xu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's refusal to accept requests for deeper carbon emissions cuts during recent visits from the top climate envoys of the United…
Australia sees strong future for coal beyond 2030 despite U.N. call
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Coal will be a major contributor to Australia's economy well beyond 2030 given growth in global demand, the country's resources minister said on Monday, a day after…
