fossil fuels
New climate models suggest Paris goals may be out of reach
World
January 14, 2020
New climate models suggest Paris goals may be out of reach
New climate models show carbon dioxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than previously understood, a finding that could push…
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure
Environment
December 14, 2019
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure
A UN climate summit in Madrid was facing failure Saturday after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than…
Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet
World
December 11, 2019
Climate pledges ‘misleading’, Greta tells UN meet
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding…
Fossil fuel groups ‘destroying’ climate talks: NGOs
World
December 7, 2019
Fossil fuel groups ‘destroying’ climate talks: NGOs
Oil and gas groups were accused Saturday of seeking to influence climate talks in Madrid by paying millions in sponsorship…
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019
World
December 4, 2019
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019
Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline…
Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief
World
December 2, 2019
Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief
Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilization itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told…
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
Environment
December 1, 2019
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
MADRID (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly…
Campaigners occupy German coal mines in climate protest
Environment
December 1, 2019
Campaigners occupy German coal mines in climate protest
Thousands of activists on Saturday occupied several opencast coal mines in eastern Germany, seeking to put pressure on the government…
Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN
World
November 26, 2019
Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN
The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions,…
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
World
November 20, 2019
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
Oil, gas and coal output already planned or in the pipeline will overwhelm efforts to cap global warming at levels…