Tackle methane emissions now to slow global warming, finds new report
Mar 22, 2024, at 04:06 pm
Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new report issued by the UN-backed Global Methane Forum on Wednesday.
Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns
Sep 09, 2023, at 11:07 pm
The world is not on track to meet the long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement for limiting global temperature rise, a major UN report warned on Friday, calling for a commitment to decisive action.
COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate
Nov 14, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Glasgow/UNI/Xinhua: The United Nations climate change conference concluded Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle climate change.
US, China agree to work together to tackle climate crisis: Joint Statement
Apr 18, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Washington/UNI: China and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the issue of climate change, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua said in a joint statement after their Shanghai talks.
WEF: Greenpeace challenges banks over $1.4 trillion invested in fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
Jan 22, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Davos-Klosters/IBNS: Since the groundbreaking Paris summit on climate change in 2015, 24 global banks have invested $1.4 trillion in the fossil fuel industry, according to Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International. Greenpeace’s report, It’s the Finance Sector, Stupid, published today, puts the blame for the climate emergency at the feet of the banks, insurers and pension funds that participate in Davos.
Feb 15, 2018, at 08:33 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The individual commitments made by parties of the United Nations Paris Agreement are not enough to fulfill the agreement’s overall goal of limiting global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Nov 02, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The twenty-third meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to begin in Bonn, Germany, from November 6.
US decision mistake for our planet: French President Emmanuel Macron on Paris agreement
Jun 02, 2017, at 03:02 pm
Paris, June 2 (IBNS): French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris agreement on Thursday as a 'mistake' for planet Earth.
Dutch Minister calls Trump's decision to quit US from Paris Climate Agreement as 'historic mistake'
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:38 pm
The Hague, June 2 (IBNS): Dutch Minister for the Environment Sharon Dijksma on Friday called US decision to quit Paris Climate Agreement as a 'historic mistake'.
US President Donald Trump announces decision to withdraw from Paris agreement
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:02 pm
Washington, June 2 (IBNS): In a major development, US President Donald Trump has announced his nation will withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.