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By Kate Abnett, Nailia Bagirova and Karin Strohecker BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 climate summit were warned on Wednesday that the “hardest part” was about to start in talks over how much money should be provided to developing countries to help them cope with climate change. Figuring out what…
By Virginia Furness, Karin Strohecker and Simon Jessop BAKU (Reuters) – As officials from around the world strive this week to reach a deal on funding for poorer countries to tackle climate change, investment manager Rob Drijkoningen is the sort of person they’re hoping will help get them there. Drijkoningen…
By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major…
By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows — an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping further out of reach. A massive surge in wetlands methane — unaccounted for by national emissions plans and undercounted…
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BAKU (Reuters) – The U.N.’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week. The plea, made in a letter to…
BAKU (Reuters) -World leaders are speaking at the U.N. climate summit in Baku on Wednesday. Here are the latest comments: IRAN VICE PRESIDENT SHINA ANSARI (via translator) “We hope that (the) international community, free from political issues, will stand together, exchange knowledge, transfer technology and facilitate accessing financial resources without…
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The U.S. oil and gas industry on Tuesday called on President-elect Donald Trump to scrap many of President Joe Biden’s policies aimed at fighting climate change, saying the measures threaten jobs, consumer choice and energy security. The American Petroleum Institute (API), the nation’s top oil and…
By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb output of the potent greenhouse gas. Nearly 160 countries have pledged a 30% cut from 2020 methane emissions levels by the end of…
By Stephanie van den Berg, Bart H. Meijer and Ron Bousso AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Oil and gas major Shell (LON:) on Tuesday won an appeal against a landmark ruling that required it to accelerate carbon reduction efforts, dealing a blow to campaigners who have turned to legal channels to pursue climate…
By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental…
