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Nov 22 (Reuters) – Ahead of international climate talks in Dubai this month, economists are updating estimates of the impact of global warming on the world economy, sometimes calculating down …
Economic models buckle under strain of climate reality Read More
Somalia has recently seen the worst flooding it’s had in a century. Dozens of people have been killed, and 1.6 million people have been affected. Moreover, the flooding has cut off communities …
Somalia’s devastating floods have now caused food prices to rocket – leaving countless people in peril Read More
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Global fossil fuel production in 2030 is set to be more than double the level deemed consistent with meeting climate goals set under the 2015 …
Global fossil fuel production plans far exceed climate targets, UN says Read More
When calculating our environmental footprint, people usually consider their consumption of things like food, flights, and fuel for heating or run the car. But a major contributor to carbon emissions …
When Recycling Comes to the Construction Industry Read More
Investor Warren Buffett joined the recent oil-buying spree in the market this week by resuming Berkshire Hathaway’s purchases of Occidental Petroleum stock for the first time in four months. Buffett’s …
Warren Buffett’s company joins oil-buying frenzy this week by resuming its Occidental Petroleum buys Read More
Oct 19 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is considering joining a U.N.-led initiative that would require disclosing more details of its global methane output, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a …
Exxon in talks to join UN-led methane reporting pact -sources Read More
“We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman Jim Cantore warned, facing the camera in the Weather Channel’s newsroom on a sultry August weekend in 1992. At first, few in …
US: As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing Read More
A new investigation by Carbon Brief reveals exactly how much of the UK’s foreign-aid budget is being used – and how – to help nations in the global south to …
Analysis: How the UK has spent its foreign aid on climate change since 2011 Read More
Australia has announced it will rejoin the United Nations climate fund set up to help poorer countries deal with the challenges of a heating planet ahead of a key donor …
Australia to rejoin Global Climate Fund it abandoned in 2018 Read More
Katy Wiese argues that the US has pointed the way to an economy that is just and fair to people and nature, and Europe now should go the distance. Feminist …
Green through a feminist lens Read More