Four Canadian Banks Quit Climate Group as Exodus Begun by Wall Street Picks Up January 20, 2025 By Christine Dobby and Alastair Marsh Four of Canada’s biggest banks are leaving the industry’s top climate-finance alliance, joining Wall Street peers and extending an exodus...
Update: Hottest Year Ever Sees World Breach 1.5C Global Warming Target January 10, 2025 By Eric Roston Earth’s warming exceeded 1.5C on an annual basis for the first time in 2024, according to three major climate science...
Global Temperature Set to Surpass 1.5C Threshold in Hottest Year on Record December 9, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard This year is “effectively certain” to be the warmest on record with temperatures climbing above a closely watched threshold for...
Investors With $9.5 Trillion Seek Mandatory Scope 3 Emissions Disclosures December 5, 2024 By Alastair Marsh An influential coalition of pension funds and insurance companies holding a combined $9.5 trillion of assets called on regulators to...
International Court Begins Hearings That May Shape Global Climate Litigation December 2, 2024 By Stephanie van den Berg The United Nations’ top court [this] week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and...
Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2024, Report Says November 13, 2024 By Kate Abnett Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling...
Update: Shell Wins Appeal Against Landmark Dutch Climate Ruling November 12, 2024 By Stephanie van den Berg, Bart H. Meijer and Ron Bousso Oil and gas major Shell on Tuesday won an appeal against a landmark ruling that required it to accelerate carbon...
2024 Will Be World’s Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say November 7, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate...
UN Climate Chief Warns of Looming ‘Trainwreck’ as 1.5C Warming Limit in Doubt October 28, 2024 By John Ainger The world is on course to miss a target for cutting emissions this decade by an overwhelming amount, new UN...
Gas Stoves Linked to 40,000 Premature Deaths in Europe Annually October 28, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard Gas stoves in European homes are associated with tens of thousands of premature deaths, a study has found. Nearly 40,000...