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Some sectors, such as livestock farming and heavy industry, are viewed as particularly hard to decarbonise. This is due, in part, to a perceived lack of cheap technological solutions. Any “residual …
Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans Read More
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the …
Climate change and extreme weather impacts hit Asia hard Read More
Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan — the host of the U.N.’s next climate talks — used a major address Friday to send Europe a pointed message: you need our gas. …
Azerbaijan president: COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas Read More
Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times …
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds Read More
(Thursday 11th April) A major investigation into the world’s 65 largest insurance companies from the responsible investment charity ShareAction, released today, shows that both people and planet face the triple whammy …
Insurance’s triple whammy threatens the survival of people and planet Read More
“Coca leaf prices are down and cocoa prices are up.” It’s as simple as that, says cocoa farmer Óscar Gómez, who close to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated …
Cocoa price surge in global market lures Colombian farmers away from coca cultivation Read More
Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of …
Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 fundamentally changed the energy landscape in Europe, as Germany, France and their neighbors scrambled to ditch Russian fossil fuels. The effort showed how quickly a modern …
As Europe shifts to clean energy, does it still need so much US LNG? Read More
Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 percent over the past four years, and Americans have been shocked by the …
Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get? Read More
The agriculture sector holds a lot of power within the European Union, receiving around one-third of the bloc’s total budget. But, amid rising production costs and lower incomes, farmers have …
Q&A: The impact of farmer protests on the EU’s upcoming parliamentary elections Read More