Drowning nation appeals for COP24 unity
Production
The low-lying Marshall Islands has used the COP24 climate conference in the Polish city of Katowice to launch a roadmap
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Singapore demands global climate action
Production
A clear signal that the world is united against climate change must emerge from the COP24 (conference of parties) United
Guterres due to demand consensus
Environment
The United Nations says Secretary General Antonio Guterres (pictured) will return to the COP24 conference in Poland today (Wednesday) to
Duly noted: the United States sides with Russia and Saudi Arabia on climate
Environment
At least the battle lines are no longer fuzzy. In advance of the 24th meeting of the Parties to the
Fuel tax proposed to fund storm cleanup
Policy
Taxing the extraction of fossil fuels could help pay for the rising costs of extreme weather while providing an incentive
COP24 alarmed by US ‘clean-coal’ event
Environment
Donald Trump has dispatched two senior energy envoys to promote the use of “clean coal” and other fossils fuels to the
Faroe shareholders ditch shares
Industry
Three institutional shareholders in Faroe Petroleum have sold a slice of their shares before a hostile bid for the oil
Top investors demand tougher climate policies
Industry
Institutional investors concerned about climate change have asked governments to set tougher policies at the COP24 conference in the Polish
US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait block climate study
Industry
Attempts to adopt a high-profile scientific study into the COP24 climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice have failed.
Building efficiency vital: Unep
Industry
Governments and employers gathered in the Polish industrial city of Katowice for COP24, the annual UN climate change conference, have
1GW Belgium-UK link due for 2019 opening
Transmission
A £600-million cable connecting the UK and Belgium national grids is about to be switched on, becoming the first of
COP 24 activists condemn wealthy hypocrisy
Environment
Environmentalists have organised a “toxic tour” on the sidelines of the UN COP 24 climate talks to expose the gap
Tempering the alarm about sea level rise
Environment
New report on Sea Level Rise and Climate Change challenges the alarming predictions of 21st century sea level rise. “Antarctica
Rising CO2 blamed on China
Industry
Climate negotiators in Poland have been told in a report by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) that emissions of carbon
Saudi minister attacks Macron fuel tax
Environment
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, has attacked France’s attempt to raise taxes on fuel and warned other nations of