EU to Propose New 2040 Climate Target for Emissions by End-March February 13, 2025 The European Commission will propose a new climate target this quarter, to slash Europe’s emissions by 2040, it said on...
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...
Top Climate Group for Banks, Insurers, and Asset Managers Is Making Changes January 2, 2025 By Alastair Marsh The world’s biggest climate coalition for financial firms is making adjustments after several high-profile banks, insurers and asset managers opted...
Shell Settles Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Over Activists Boarding Oil Vessel December 11, 2024 British oil and gas major Shell on Tuesday settled a London lawsuit it brought against environmental group Greenpeace after activists...
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...
Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges November 25, 2024 By Valerie Volcovici, Richard Valdmanis and Karin Strohecker When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday...
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...
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...
Global Emissions Likely Have Peaked as Renewables Take Hold October 9, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat The world is choking from emissions more than ever, but that trend is set to reverse starting next year as...