SYDNEY (REUTERS) – New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the…
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Current emissions put the world on track for biodiversity collapse
PARIS (BLOOMBERG) – The lemurs of Madagascar and Himalayan snow leopards are among the hundreds of endemic species that will all but disappear if greenhouse…
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Japan looks to raise 2030 emissions cut target to at least 40 per cent: Kyodo
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan is looking to raise its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions-reduction target to at least a 40 per cent cut on fiscal 2013…
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Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn
NEW YORK (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor…
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US climate envoy John Kerry to take part in summit co-hosted by China
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The Biden administration is set to participate in a climate summit co-hosted by China on Tuesday (March 23), just days after its…
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Australia’s Worst Floods in Decades Quicken Concerns About Climate Change
WINDSOR, Australia — Kelly Miller stood in her doorway on Monday, watching the water rise to within a few inches of the century-old home where…
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China's climate pledge to create tectonic shift, enhance energy security: Woodmac
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s goal to become carbon neutral in 2060 will require US$6.4 trillion (S$8.58 trillion) of investment in new power generating capacity, leading…
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Britain to spend $1.8b to cut carbon emissions from industry, hospitals
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain plans to invest 1 billion pounds (S$1.8 billion) to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals, it said on Wednesday (March…
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Beijing battles contradictions to meet climate goals
BEIJING – China’s ambitious plans to curb climate change appear to still be haunted by economic realities, as contradictions in development plans released last week…
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Beijing's five-year climate targets underwhelming, say experts
BEIJING – The Chinese government has unveiled its first concrete steps towards meeting its climate pledges, and analysts are underwhelmed. It pledged to reduce carbon…
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Singapore lays out plans for green and sustainable future
SINGAPORE – Singapore is setting out towards a sustainable future as it recovers from Covid-19, with seven ministers detailing the country’s green plans in Parliament…
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UN Security Council to meet on global warming impact on world peace
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold a summit of world leaders Tuesday (Feb 23) to debate climate change’s implications for world…
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White House revokes Trump order limiting climate change in federal reviews
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The Biden administration on Thursday (Feb 18) revoked a Trump administration policy that aimed to prevent federal agencies from weighing climate change…
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Facebook to label climate change posts like Covid-19, vote content
SAN FRANCISCO (BLOOMBERG) – Facebook will begin labelling some user posts that mention climate change in the same way it has annotated posts discussing elections…
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