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Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement
World
November 14, 2021
Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Almost 200 nations accepted a compromise deal Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target…
G20 make commitments on climate neutrality, coal financing
World
October 31, 2021
G20 make commitments on climate neutrality, coal financing
ROME (AP) — Leaders of the world’s biggest economies made a compromise commitment Sunday to reach carbon neutrality “by or…
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
World
February 15, 2020
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled…
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
World
January 2, 2020
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires on Thursday as the country braced for a…
Australian PM dismisses ‘reckless’ calls to curb coal
World
December 23, 2019
Australian PM dismisses ‘reckless’ calls to curb coal
Under-fire Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday rejected calls for “reckless” and “job-destroying” cuts to the country’s vast coal…
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…
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…
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…
Climate activists block German mine despite orders to leave
Environment
June 23, 2019
Climate activists block German mine despite orders to leave
BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of climate activists are keeping up their protest inside one of Germany’s biggest open-pit mines despite…