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

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

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation

Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount

Reuters) - After a year of canceled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the lofty targets set by governments in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, marking a setback for efforts to fight climate change

Nov 19, 2024

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

After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action

BAKU (Reuters) - Children from East Africa, where heatwaves and floods have shuttered schools in recent months, are pushing for world leaders to protect their education - and their future - at the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan

Nov 17, 2024

Environment Protection, Energy Management, Climate Policy & Regulation

Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For residents of Morro da Babilonia, one of Rio de Janeiro's underdeveloped 'favela' neighborhoods, geopolitics rarely enters daily conversation, but as the city readies to host leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday, locals hope a project of theirs will find its place in the sun

Nov 17, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Energy Management

Explainer: A Trillion Dollar Question - Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Governments around the globe are ploughing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher energy costs, but that comes at a fiscal burden, creates inefficiencies, and hampers the goal of reducing overall usage

Nov 16, 2024

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

South Africa's revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's revised carbon tax aims to balance the rival demands of climate activists and polluters by lowering tax-free allowances while letting companies make greater use of offsets, the Treasury's acting tax chief said on Friday

Nov 16, 2024

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

US forecaster sees 57% chance of La Nina developing between now and December

There is a 57% chance of La Niña emerging from now to December, and it is expected to persist through January to March 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday

Nov 15, 2024

Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff

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

Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount

Nov 19, 2024

After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action

Nov 17, 2024

Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight

Nov 17, 2024

Explainer: A Trillion Dollar Question - Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Nov 16, 2024

South Africa's revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says

Nov 16, 2024