COP26
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
The significance of a bird in a tree
Crossbills, Black Pines and Troodos are intricately linked. COP26 must make sure it stays that way By Martin Hellicar The give-away, as often, was the...
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...
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...
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...