Climate Change, Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation

Indian farmers, short on time, burn crop waste despite toxic smog

MANSA, India (Reuters) - Swaran Singh is among a handful of farmers in Bhikhi village in India's northern state of Punjab who, instead of burning his crop waste this year, has invested in a tractor and equipment to collect it for removal by a private contractor

Nov 20, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff

BAKU (Reuters) - Australia and Turkey are in a standoff over which country is better suited to host United Nations climate change talks in 2026, with neither willing to give up on their bid. Both countries have been in the running since 2022, but matters have come to a head at this year's COP29 summit being held this week in Baku, Azerbaijan

Nov 20, 2024

Technology, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Beyond B-loans? Development banks seek private money for climate change fight

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 is head of emerging market debt at U.S

Nov 20, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Factbox-What new taxes could help raise money to fight climate change?

The COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan aim to agree an annual finance target of $1 trillion or more a year to help poorer countries respond to global warming. Some see new taxes as one way to get there. The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLT), led by France, Barbados and Kenya, is exploring the issue

Nov 20, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change, Energy Management

Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a challenge that local authorities are trying to solve

Nov 19, 2024

Technology, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 cannot succeed without G20 boost

BAKU (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming, COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan said on Monday

Nov 19, 2024

Technology, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Denmark to convert 15% of farmland to forest to cut fertilizer use

Denmark will convert 15% of its farmland into forest and natural habitats in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage, which has resulted in severe oxygen depletion in Danish waters as well as the loss of marine life, lawmakers said on Monday

Nov 19, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change, Environment Protection

COP29: US-UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29 billion

Reuters) - Funding for a climate-friendly farming effort led by the U.S. and United Arab Emirates has reached $29.2 billion, the countries announced on Monday at the COP29 climate summit in Baku. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) was launched in 2021

Nov 19, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Biden urges Congress to approve nearly $100 billion in disaster relief

President Joe Biden's administration called on U.S. lawmakers on Monday to quickly pass roughly $100 billion in emergency disaster relief funding in the wake of damaging storms that have depleted the coffers of several recovery assistance programs

Nov 19, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change

India tightens vehicle entry restrictions as Delhi's air pollution worsens

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Sunday that it would tighten restrictions including on construction activities and vehicle movements in New Delhi and surrounding areas from Monday to combat worsening air quality

Nov 18, 2024

Indian farmers, short on time, burn crop waste despite toxic smog

Nov 20, 2024

Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff

Nov 20, 2024

Beyond B-loans? Development banks seek private money for climate change fight

Nov 20, 2024

Factbox-What new taxes could help raise money to fight climate change?

Nov 20, 2024

Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts

Nov 19, 2024

Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 cannot succeed without G20 boost

Nov 19, 2024

Denmark to convert 15% of farmland to forest to cut fertilizer use

Nov 19, 2024

COP29: US-UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29 billion

Nov 19, 2024

Biden urges Congress to approve nearly $100 billion in disaster relief

Nov 19, 2024