climate

More cities in Brazil approve prohibition of shale gas fracking

With Arapongas and São Manoel do Paraná approving the prohibition of the exploitation of shale gas by hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, a...

Nottingham achieves climate change targets well in advance

As per the central government statistics available, Nottingham City Council has smashed its climate change targets four years early. The data shows a 33 percent reduction in...

Canada and U.S. take different approaches to similar greenhouse gas reduction goals

Despite their close economic, social and cultural ties, Canada and the United States face different challenges to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are...

House of Lords to investigate economics of the UK energy market

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry into the economics of the UK energy market. Over the last decade...

Cook Islands eligible for climate change financing via Adaptation Fund

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM), Cook Islands has been accredited by the Adaptation Fund Board of the Kyoto Protocol of the...

Montreal Protocol team to discuss phasing down of HFCs

The upcoming series of meetings on Montreal Protocol will focus on phasing down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The meetings will take place...

House of Lords to meet experts to study Brexit impact on climate policy

The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Energy and Environment has announced they will meet experts from UCL and Chatham House to discuss the...

India ratifying Paris accord but needs assistance: Javadekar

Reiterating that India has already started ratification of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement signed by 195 nations at New York in April this year,...