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)...
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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...
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...
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...
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)...
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,...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
