We must deliver what we agreed in Glasgow
COP26 president on what was achieved and what still needs to be done
By Alok Sharma
November last year was a pivotal moment for the planet, as the countries of ...
Back to EEZs, licensing and exploration
ExxonMobil considers the East Med a promising hydrocarbon basin
By Charles Ellinas
With Covid-19 resurging, Cyprus’ EEZ is back in the limelight. ExxonMobil is about to start drilling in block 10, ...
The world does not need more oil and gas
After COP26, this year set to mark first time in history that renewable power will be the largest area of energy investment
By Charles Ellinas
The COP26 climate summit in ...
‘Down’ and ‘out’? COP26 wording clouds way ahead on climate
By Shivani Singh, Aaron Sheldrick and Noah Browning
How humanity confronts climate change may come down to the intentions behind two words.
The UN COP26 climate conference adopted a final ...
UN conference agrees watered down deal on climate catastrophe (Update 2)
By Elizabeth Piper, Valerie Volcovici and Jake Spring
UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a revised global agreement that aimed at least to keep alive hopes of capping global ...
Pressure mounts as UN climate negotiations enter final day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday for what is scheduled to be the final day of bargaining over how to ...
The significance of a bird in a tree
Crossbills, Black Pines and Troodos are intricately linked. COP26 must make sure it stays that way
The give-away, as often, was the soft ‘pok’ sound made by a pinecone landing ...
Tuvalu looking at legal ways to be a state if it is submerged
By Stefica Nicol Bikes
Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to keep its ownership of its maritime zones and recognition as a state even if the Pacific island nation is ...
Dead or alive? COP26 climate talks strive to save 1.5C warming goal
By Alister Doyle
An overarching goal for the COP26 UN summit of “keeping alive” a 1.5-degree Celsius limit on global warming is in jeopardy, with deep splits about what would ...
Obama tells COP26 to help poor nations, chides China and Russia
Former U.S. President Barack Obama called on Monday for rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change, and criticised China and Russia ...
East Med energy – change of direction?
COP26 is providing the opportunity to redefine how we get to net zero without drama
At a meeting last week at the European Commission’s (EC) EAAS I was asked ...
Saving our fragile planet requires the finest levels of statecraft
About 65 million years ago, before God created mankind, planet Earth was dominated by dinosaurs. Children love them as toys, but it is interesting in these climate change times to notice ...
COP26 coal deals take aim at dirtiest fossil fuel
Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coal-fuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit’s British hosts ...
Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change
By Tom Pugh
Humanity injects an almost incomprehensible 42 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere every year. The majority of this comes from burning fossil fuels, but a ...
Success of region’s climate plan will have ‘repercussions for the world’
Cyprus on Tuesday presented its initiative for coordinating climate change actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) during the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
The summit brings ...
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of ...
COP26 inaccessible for Israeli minister in wheelchair, Church of England apologises for Nazi comment
Israel’s energy minister was unable to participate in the United Nation’s COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday because the transportation offered to her was not accessible by wheelchair, ...
Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds ...
‘Put a price on carbon, nature cannot pay’: EU urges COP26
By Kate Abnett and Mark John
Countries must put a price on the carbon dioxide emissions causing climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the United Nations ...
Biden says US will meet its climate goals, urges help for developing nations
By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici
President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would keep its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more ...
Cyprus to present climate impact report at COP26 (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and his team arrived in Glasgow on Monday for the COP26 climate conference, where they will present a report on the expected impacts of climate change in ...
Inefficient buildings will increase winter bite
Against a backdrop of spiralling energy costs, our buildings remain woefully energy inefficient
The 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) which starts today has been dubbed humanity’s last chance to ...
Cyprus President arrives in Glasgow to participate in the UN Summit on Climate Change (Update)
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, arrived on Sunday in Glasgow, where he will participate in the UN Summit on Climate Change (COP26), hosted by the United Kingdom.
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Glasgow climate summit: Which countries and blocs are major players
The diverse interests among the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) make for a tough challenge reaching consensus on the next steps to stem global ...