Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement has done little to halt decarbonisation of the global economy, says former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres
A year after President Donald Trump said he will pull the US out from the Paris Agreement, the economic benefits of decarbonisation outweighs the political dimensions of the decision…Read More
UN meet fails major test, marks successes elsewhere
The annual UN climate summit ended in Bonn, Germany, with no agreement on providing money to developing countries, but a promise to talk about the vexed issue next year. Despite working overtime and through the night, delegates from 195 national governments failed to break the deadlock at the summit, scheduled from November 6 to…Read more
Chinese and Indian investment in renewables, primarily solar power, has substantially driven down the price of energy while expanding its access, according to the IEA’s latest report
The cost of renewable energy is tumbling thanks to strong investment from India and China, according to new findings from the International Energy Agency (IEA). At the same time…Read more
Rising coal consumption ends three years of stable emissions, with China leading the pack
China’s carbon emissions are projected to grow by 3.5% in 2017, ending a trend that has seen emissions fall for the past three years globally, according to a new study launched at the UN climate talks in Bonn. India’s emissions are projected to grow 2% in 2017, according to the report…Read More
Despite progress was made on several fronts at the Marrakech climate summit in Morocco, there was a deadlock over finances to be made available by rich nations for climate action
The November 7-18 UN climate summit concluded in the early hours of November 19 with a tight timetable on how to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement but without a money deal…Read More
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