Africa Climate Summit links 'unfair' debt burden with calls to make continent's green assets pay off
The host of the first Africa Climate Summit says climate change is โrelentlessly eating awayโ at Africaโs economic progress and itโs time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters.
The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing
The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they contribute to it the least.
Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is holding talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts with China amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and territorial claims.
At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action
Prominent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, for prioritizing short-term profits from fossil fuels over people affected by the climate crisis.
G20 environment ministers in Bali spur global climate action
Environment officials from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations have met on Indonesiaโs resort island of Bali for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine, with Indonesiaโs environment minister saying the world is already facing a climate crisis.
Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics โ including some within the Biden administration โ who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Bidenโs ambitious climate goals.
German leader champions new tack on climate at Davos event
New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a โparadigm shiftโ in the way the world approaches climate policy, saying his country would leverage its presidency of the Group of Seven industrial nations to push for standards to fight global warming.