Why High-Efficiency Cooling Is A Climate Priority
Originally published on RMI.org. By John Matson The world leaders of the Group of Seven, better known as G7, released a long … [continued]
Originally published on RMI.org. By John Matson The world leaders of the Group of Seven, better known as G7, released a long … [continued]
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Sarah Dougherty, Tom Zimpleman, & Gabriel Daly G7 leaders met in the UK last week, and … [continued]
Leaders of the world’s seven largest national economies made — sometimes halting and vague — commitments to address climate change … [continued]
NSW is wringing its hands about the future of coal mining while Canada announces plans to end coal mining and exports.
Ahead of the Group of Seven summit, which begins tomorrow, 457 investors managing $41 trillion in assets have signed an … [continued]
288 of the world’s largest investors have written a letter to the G7 leaders, urging them to stop using coal to generate electricity and speed up their actions agreed to in Paris in 2015. A study this week says the world’s nations are still subsidizing fossil fuels to the tune of $100 billion a year.
Donald Trump brought his act to Europe last week. The reviews from leaders on the Old Continent were decidedly downbeat. Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, remarked after the close of last weekend’s G7 meeting, Europe “really must take our fate into our own hands.” (See video below.) It was a clear sign that the special relationship that has existed between the United States and the rest of the world since the end of World War II is beginning to break apart. What will that mean for the world’s efforts to find effective measures to combat the ravages of climate change? Or the notion of world peace in general?
Leaders of the G7 nations meeting in Japan must use this opportunity to build on decarbonization commitments, says Greenpeace. This … [continued]
Japan is pushing forward with plans for 47 new coal power plants, despite falling coal use across the G7, setting itself … [continued]
A new report has concluded that members of the G20 are providing $452 billion per year on fossil fuel production … [continued]