Paris climate deal: Song of a dying swan?
The singular credit for conceiving and championing the Nuclear Security Summits unarguably goes to US President Barack Obama. In 2009, he called nuclear terrorism...
European Union to scale up climate finance to poorest countries
The European Union (EU) finance ministers confirmed EU's commitment on Tuesday to scale up climate finance to help the poorest and most vulnerable countries...
Johnson Controls, Covestro join EP100; pledge energy productivity
The Climate Group launched a new global program on energy productivity - EP100, an action of the We Mean Business coalition - at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global)...
Burning all fossil fuel in world can melt South Pole ice sheet
Burning the entire deposit of fossil fuels in the world — about 10,000 gigatons — would melt ice covering the South Pole entirely. And...
Paris climate accord ‘turning point for world’: Obama
Washington, Dec 13 US President Barack Obama on Saturday called the Paris climate agreement a "turning point for the world", saying it created an...
COP21: UNDP, UNEP, UNITAR urge LDCs to act strategically, as a unit
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with UNITAR have called for a collective effort to assist Least Developed...
Protectionist trade policies should give way to climate-friendly measures
National governments should take a closer look at the ways in which trade can help spread the use of green technologies and therefore to...
Microsoft signs pact with Equinor for carbon dioxide storage facility
Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Equinor to explore the use of a carbon dioxide storage facility as the tech firm seeks...
India bats for adequate, predictable climate finance
India on Wednesday batted for easy access to adequate and predictable climate finance to developing countries to meet their commitments to reduce carbon footprint...
India Govt urges businesses to move towards low carbon economy
To help India meet its climate targets agreed upon in Paris, the Indian industry will need to meet their obligations to move towards a...