A draft report from the IPCC paints a very bleak picture when it comes to global warming and climate change. The United States’ refusal to act could be a significant factor in helping average global temperatures soar out of control.
US President Donald Trump has announced to the world that he is withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, much to the delight of his own supporters and Republicans, and do the public concerns of pretty much the rest of the world. Here are people’s responses to the news.
US President Donald Trump has announced in a press conference in the White House Rose Garden today that he will withdraw the United States as a signatory of the historic Paris Agreement after months of speculation and rumours.
Energy professionals in the UK have highlighted energy policy continuity as the biggest challenge the country’s energy sector is currently facing. According to the Energy Institute, the global professional body for the energy sector, in its second Energy Barometer report, Views from UK energy professionals, respondents highlighted energy policy continuity as the … [continued]
The Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at COP21 in Paris in December, is set to boost wind turbine manufacturer sales, according to a new report from Moody’s. According to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, the Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at the 21st session of the … [continued]
Laurent Fabius, COP21 president and France’s foreign minister, has just released version 1 of a draft text on COP21 agenda item 4 (b)—the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17) at 3:00PM GMT. Read the text here. Fabius characterized the current situation thus: “We’ve made progress but still a lot … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Catherine McKenna, Canada’s new Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, has already been in Paris. She met with her international counterparts for three days to discuss key issues prior to the upcoming United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 21). Some of the most interesting comments came from the … [continued]
The CEOs of 10 of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have called for an effective climate change agreement from next month’s UN climate change conference. In a meeting which was heralded last week, 8 of the 10 CEOs that currently make up the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative … [continued]
Over 2,000 global business leaders, political leaders, and senior climate negotiators at the Business & Climate Summit pledged this week to lead a global transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. The main question is “who will lead?” Policymakers call for business leadership, and business leaders call for well-founded policy. The … [continued]
The International Renewable Energy Agency claims a doubling of the current global investment in clean energy technology is needed to fight climate change.
