Exclusive: African state says it has agreements with oil companies in Lake Chad area.
Chad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining…
International consultancy firm announces its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.
PwC network (“the network”) will work to reduce its client’s emissions as well as…
oneworld member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emission by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to strive for carbon neutrality.
Announced last week, this target will be…
Banking giant announces commitment to providing financing, expertise and leadership to support the transition to a low-carbon world.
“Climate change is one of the most complex and interconnected…
Only seven industry and transport sectors will account for 38% of all CO2 emissions globally in 2050 unless there are significant changes in current approaches.
LONDON (Reuters) - A new multilateral finance fund was launched on Wednesday that aims to cut carbon emissions and improve conditions in developing-world cities.
Implemented by the World Bank and…
With only one leading coal company currently making a profit, the Indonesian government must let the market decide the future for financially broken coal companies wishing to avoid payments of much-…
The European Commission plans to withdraw free allowances given to polluting industries under the EU’s emission trading system (ETS) in order to clear the way for their inclusion in the bloc’s…
Charity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest.
The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much…
By early June, emissions had mostly returned to the levels of the same period in 2019, a UN report found.
The Covid-19 pandemic will deliver an unprecedented annual drop in global greenhouse gas…
Pinning hopes of economic recovery on fossil fuel comes at huge environmental cost, analysis warns.
Australia’s untapped gas reservoirs could lead to three years’ worth of global greenhouse gas…
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that the company has eliminated its entire carbon legacy.
As of this week, Google has eliminated its entire carbon legacy (covering all our operational…
In a low emissions strategy, South Africa flagged an aspiration to become a net zero economy by 2050, but its energy plan foresees a continued role for coal.
The South African cabinet has approved a…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Carbon costs for Europe’s businesses could double this decade under European Union plans to deliver deeper emissions reductions by 2030, according to analysis of European…
Leaked proposal includes carbon sinks provided by trees, soils and oceans in target.
The EU executive has been accused of “cheating” on its 2030 climate plans by proposing to include carbon sinks…
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organization warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 – and the risk is…
A new international study that used unprecedented calculations to pinpoint how much global air travel contributes to the heating of the atmosphere found that aviation makes up 3.5 percent of all the…
Exclusive new emissions analysis shows how much more dangerous for the climate SUVs are than smaller vehicles, and how embedded they have become in our lives.
They are the hulking cars that have…
Big-budget blockbusters produce 2,840 tonnes of CO2, though their environmental impact is often ‘underreported’, study reveals.
A landmark BFI study has called for the film industry to step up…