Keyword "CLR" - List of latest news (591 results)

08:40 Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say

Brazil, which hosts this year's United Nations climate summit, has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, three people with knowledge of the country's plans told Reuters.

22/04 Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves

U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.

21/04 Exclusive: EU explores tweaking methane rules for US gas to help trade talks, sources say

The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules, as the bloc attempts to avert a trade war with U.S. President Trump, three sources told Reuters.

18/04 EU Commission faces complaint over easing of sustainability rules

Climate and human rights campaigners filed a complaint against the European Commission on Friday, accusing the EU executive of weakening sustainability laws without first consulting the public about the changes or assessing their impact.

15/04 Europe had most widespread floods for more than a decade in 2024, scientists say

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather.

10/04 EU expects to add record renewable capacity in 2025, industry sees headwinds

European Union countries are projected to install a record amount of renewable energy capacity this year, European Commission projections showed, although parts of the sector warned cuts to government support could hamper this growth.

08/04 Europe just had warmest March on record

Europe experienced its warmest March since records began, as climate change continues to push temperatures to unprecedented levels, European Union scientists said on Tuesday.

28/03 Love motels and converted ferries: Brazil gets creative to host COP30

Environmental activists from around the globe have eagerly awaited Brazil's turn hosting the United Nations climate summit, known as COP30, after three years where the conference of world leaders tackling global warming was held in countries without full freedom for public demonstrations.

28/03 EU targeting energy laws in drive to cut red tape, sources say

The European Commission is considering changes to EU energy laws as part of its next package of proposals to cut the regulatory burden for struggling industries, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

19/03 US judge blocks Trump's EPA from clawing back climate grants

A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from recovering grant funds issued as part of a $20 billion climate funding program that President Donald Trump's administration has moved to terminate.

10/03 US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing lawsuits accusing major oil companies of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in causing climate change.

10/03 CERAWEEK US energy secretary promises executives faster industry development

In one of his first meetings with oil and gas executives since being confirmed as U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright said he intended to speed up permitting and support the industry, attendees told Reuters.

08/03 United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows

The United States has withdrawn from the board of the U.N.'s hard-negotiated climate damage fund, dedicated to helping poor and vulnerable nations cope with climate change-fuelled disasters, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

07/03 Germany's climate activists on edge as parties shape coalition agenda

Climate activists fear the worst when Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats begin to thrash out a joint climate policy for their future coalition government.

07/03 Global carbon offset standard approves three clean cookstove methods

A global standard setter for voluntary carbon projects has approved three new methods for projects that reduce emissions by switching to cleaner fuels used in domestic cookstoves, hoping to boost buyer confidence in the credits they generate.

06/03 China announces plans for major renewable projects to tackle climate change

China said on Wednesday it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.

24/01 COP30 in Brazil set to spotlight developing countries' climate finance needs

As world leaders grapple with the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Brazil, the host of this year’s COP30 global climate summit, sees an opportunity to amplify the voices of developing nations in what will be a fierce dispute over who will pay for the global transition to cleaner energy sources.

23/01 Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.

22/01 Trump's climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil

U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy.

22/01 Carbon markets investor kicks off $1.5 billion Amazon protection plan in Davos

A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria said on Wednesday it had joined with two non-profits to raise an initial $1.5 billion to help protect the Amazon, by working with Brazilian states, farmers and local communities.

22/01 Brazil taps COP30 head, warns of Trump's impact on climate talks

Brazil's newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the talks.

20/01 EU plans ban on 'forever chemicals' in consumer products

The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial uses, the EU's environment chief told Reuters.

20/01 Top IKEA retailer warns in Davos that tariffs could drive prices higher

For budget furniture retailer IKEA, the fewer trade tariffs there are, the better, CEO of Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA franchisee, told Reuters on Monday as businesses braced for higher possible U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump.

17/01 Federal Reserve withdraws from global regulatory climate change group

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Friday it had withdrawn from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system.

17/01 Trump's pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said he believes climate change is real and a threat but that the agency he is poised to oversee is just authorized, not required, to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

16/01 Trump nominee for Interior backs full-throttle drilling on federal lands

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, will tell lawmakers during his nomination hearing on Thursday that he will vigorously pursue Trump’s goals of maximizing energy production from America’s public lands and waters, calling it key to national security.

10/01 Politics, not climate, to drive sustainable finance trends in 2025

A turbulent year for sustainable finance is set to continue in 2025 as the return of Donald Trump as U.S. president heralds more regional divergence on everything from fund flows to legal cases and market regulations.

10/01 2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists said on Friday.

09/01 Winds, warmth and relentless drought fueled Los Angeles fires, scientists say

Scientists said the wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the arid Los Angeles landscape mark the latest in climate-fuelled weather extremes that are likely to escalate further as global temperatures continue to climb.

08/01 EU warns of 'serious blow' from Trump on climate change

Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of the Paris Agreement, the EU's head of climate change policy has warned.

07/01 Global crude exports dip as trade routes reshuffle again

The volume of global crude exports in 2024 declined 2%, the first fall since the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping data showed, due to weak demand growth and as refinery and pipeline changes reshuffled trade routes.

06/01 Climate change: what the latest science is telling us

After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to curb climate change.

31/12 Breakingviews - Warnings and worries haunt best-read views of 2024

The past year was a buoyant one for markets. Yet even as share prices rose, our readers sought out columns exploring the risks of imploding stocks, regulatory shocks and Washington’s new status quo. Our best-read views of 2024 feature familiar faces and old obsessions, too.

26/12 New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law

New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.

26/12 Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill

Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean.

23/12 Europe's energy taxes are worsening industry woes, power CEO says

Governments hunting for ways to aid Europe's struggling industries should take aim at the continent's high energy taxes, which are eroding competitiveness, the head of Europe's electricity lobby told Reuters.

19/12 US sets new Paris climate target that Trump is expected to ignore

President Joe Biden's administration has set a new U.S. target under the Paris climate agreement to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 61%-66% below 2005 levels by 2035, a goal officials called achievable by states even if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on vows to reverse federal policies.

18/12 Montana top court says youth have right to stable climate

Montana's top court ruled on Wednesday the state's constitution guarantees a right to a stable climate and invalidates laws barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions when permitting fossil-fuel projects.

17/12 New EU renewable energy target faces nuclear roadblock

European Union plans for a new renewable energy goal hit early resistance on Monday from pro-nuclear governments, who indicated they would not back a goal that excludes atomic energy.

10/12 Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance

Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are wary of competition spilling into confrontation, diplomats say.

09/12 2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday.

04/12 Taiwan's President Lai visits Pacific ally Tuvalu

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in Tuvalu on Wednesday, a Tuvalu official said, reinforcing ties with the remote Pacific Island nation on the frontline of climate change.

03/12 Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said.

02/12 Exclusive: UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

A large chunk of the around $1 billion a day that is required will need to come from the private sector.

25/11 Exclusive: Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U.S. coast and on federal lands, according to two sources familiar with the plans.

25/11 Business seeks details in face of mixed COP29 climate messages

COP29 deals on finance and carbon markets could lead to billions more dollars flowing around the business world if countries next year can deliver climate plans with clear policies for markets and investment.

25/11 Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev's preparation for different outcomes at the divisive summit in Azerbaijan reflected what many had already known before it began: the Baku climate talks were never going to go smoothly.

24/11 Takeaways from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan

This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense negotiations.

24/11 Explainer: COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up?

Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of understanding what that sum is worth:

23/11 COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading

The agreement hinged on how to ensure credibility in the system so it can lead to reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions that are changing the climate.

23/11 Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say

The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of a global finance target to $300 billion per year by 2035, sources told Reuters on Saturday.

23/11 Russia's claim of emissions in annexed Ukraine regions draws protests at COP29

Russia has included the territories it occupies in Ukraine in its recent greenhouse gas inventory report to the United Nations, drawing protests from Ukrainian officials and activists at the COP29 climate summit this week.

22/11 COP29 host urges collaboration as deal negotiations enter final stage

COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan urged participating countries to bridge their differences and come up with a finance deal, as negotiations at the two-week conference entered their final hours.

21/11 New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal

The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh options for the COP29 summit's primary goal of agreeing how much money richer countries should provide poorer ones to help them tackle climate change.

20/11 Bomb cyclone pounds Northwest US, leaving 600,000 without power

A powerful storm was clobbering Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands while wreaking havoc on road travel and causing at least one death and two injuries.

20/11 COP29: Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as summit nears end-game

With a notional Friday deadline looming, frustration over the lack of progress so far was starting to seep out of the negotiating rooms.

19/11 How development banks are failing to attract enough private money to climate fight

As officials from around the world strive this week to reach a deal on funding for poorer countries to tackle climate change, investment manager Rob Drijkoningen is the sort of person they're hoping will help get them there.

19/11 G20 leaders turn focus to climate change on Rio summit's last day

Leaders meet to discuss sustainable development and the transition to cleaner energy.

18/11 Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 cannot succeed without G20 boost

Leaders of the world's biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming, COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan said on Monday.

18/11 Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?

A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after a string of scandals, the market will first need to win over wary countries and communities.

17/11 Big Oil's climate targets

The world's biggest oil and gas companies have set varying targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and the combustion of the products they sell.

17/11 Biden visits Amazon rainforest en route to G20 summit

Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest on Sunday as he flags the dangers of global warming often dismissed by Donald Trump, who enters the White House in January vowing to scrap measures to fight climate change.

17/11 Countries, companies lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Since a U.N. initiative began monitoring for methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure last year, it has issued 1,200 alerts to governments and companies.

17/11 World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough in climate talks

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break.

16/11 G20 diplomats hit snags on climate, taxation and Ukraine, sources say

Diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies struggled on Saturday to overcome differences on paying to tackle climate change, taxing the super rich and addressing the Ukraine war as they negotiated a joint statement before their leaders' summit.

16/11 UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as finance talks lag

The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week.

15/11 COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders

A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual U.N. COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit.

15/11 Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and security crises facing their populations, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

15/11 Global carbon offset standard setter okays three deforestation project types

The move aims to restore confidence in the market.

14/11 COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

Experts said poor states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to move to greener energy and protect against extreme weather.

13/11 Finance and business deals announced at COP29 climate talks

The latest round of global climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn in 60,000 delegates, including many from the worlds of business and finance.

13/11 Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost

COP29 negotiators welcomed as an early boost to the two-week summit a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income countries struggling with global warming.

13/11 COP29: Why are countries fighting over climate finance?

The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of dollars in financing for climate projects worldwide.

13/11 Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday.

12/11 US oil industry urges Trump to ditch Biden climate policies

The U.S. oil and gas industry on Tuesday called on President-elect Donald Trump to scrap many of President Joe Biden's policies aimed at fighting climate change, saying the measures threaten jobs, consumer choice and energy security.

12/11 US Supreme Court turns away bid to revive youth climate change lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to revive a novel lawsuit by 21 young people claiming the U.S. government's energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change.

12/11 IMF, World Bank leaders pledge at UN climate summit to work with Trump

The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said they would work with the incoming U.S. administration of Republican Donald Trump to continue to provide financing to developing countries hit by climate change.

12/11 COP 29: UK's Starmer sets out new 2035 climate goal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 as he committed the country to a more ambitious climate goal at the United Nations COP29 climate summit.

12/11 COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters, and said time was running out to limit a destructive rise in global temperatures.

12/11 Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling

Oil and gas company Shell on Tuesday won its appeal against a landmark climate ruling in the Netherlands, which in 2021 ordered the oil and gas company to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

11/11 Breakingviews - COP29 will highlight bifurcated energy transitions

“I’m not going to Baku, and very few of my peers are either”. So said a senior figure at an influential European asset manager, in a chat last month with Breakingviews. Throw in the election of climate change sceptic Donald Trump as U.S. president, and the United Nations’ 29th Conference of the Parties climate change summit in Azerbaijan’s capital sounds like a non-event. Yet, while the fight agai

11/11 COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N.-backed global carbon market that would fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

11/11 A guide to COP29 climate jargon

With U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own ever-growing lexicon.

11/11 Exclusive: ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world's first sovereign guarantees

The Asian Development Bank will increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion after the United States and Japan agreed to underwrite risk for some existing loans, an ADB executive said, marking the first ever sovereign guarantees for climate finance.

10/11 Brazil announces new climate change pledge ahead of COP29 summit

Brazil is one of the world's biggest emitters of climate-warming carbon dioxide.

09/11 Explainer: What is the point of a UN climate COP?

Tens of thousands of people will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku.

08/11 Biden's Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump

Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon when he travels to Manaus later this month, a symbolic trip given the United States is likely to see a dramatic change in climate policy under President-elect Donald Trump.

08/11 U.S. governors pledge to press ahead on climate after Trump win

Democratic governors of two U.S. states pledged on Friday to keep building programs on renewable energy and curbing climate change after President-elect Donald Trump's victory this week.

08/11 Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Doctor Philip Moreira's commute to hospital on an electric bicycle is a dangerous, smog-infused weave through the chaotic traffic of Senegal's capital Dakar.

07/11 Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate summit next week and will increase pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, according to climate negotiators.

07/11 2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say

Scientists said 2024 will also be the first year in which the planet is more than 1.5C hotter than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.

06/11 Breakingviews - Breakingviews: Trump re-election entrenches global instability

Donald Trump’s victory over his political opponent Kamala Harris ushers in a perilous new era for the United States and the rest of the world. The former president promised a “golden age for America” after his third election campaign produced his most convincing victory. But any short-term gains for corporations and investors must be set against his authoritarian instincts and willingness to furth

06/11 What would Trump 2.0 mean for trade, migrants, climate change and electric cars?

A Donald Trump presidential election victory would have huge implications for U.S. trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans' taxes and illegal immigration.

31/10 The US securities watchdog's mounting legal headaches

U.S. industry and other groups have sued to overturn rules adopted under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, with knock-on implications for others on his agenda. Here's a list of rules and actions affected, according to legal filings, the SEC's agenda, and legal experts.

28/10 Current climate pledges still fall way short on Paris goals, UN body says

National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday as countries prepare for the next round of climate change negotiations in November.

26/10 Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries

In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain fixed even if climate change causes small island states to be submerged.

25/10 UK court dismisses challenge to Britain's climate change plan

Britain's new climate adaptation strategy is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a landmark legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners.

25/10 Morgan Stanley lowers climate target, warns on sluggish transition

Morgan Stanley has lowered its expectations for cutting emissions from its corporate lending portfolio as the world is moving too slowly to a greener economy, the bank's chief sustainability officer told Reuters.

25/10 Future of UN climate dialogue threatened by budget shortfall

A Reuters analysis found a budget hole of at least 57 million euros ($61.53 million) for 2024 - or nearly half of the funding needed for the UNFCCC secretariat to run annual climate negotiations.

25/10 EU leaders to set deadlines on bloc's competitiveness push

European Union leaders will set multiple deadlines for a deeper single market, more capital for investments and a unified energy market, according to draft conclusions for a summit in November focused on the bloc's push to boost its competitiveness.

24/10 Climate set to warm by 3.1 C without greater action, UN report warns

Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday, more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.

23/10 Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about 5-20% more intense.

22/10 Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts in weather patterns and damage ecosystems.

21/10 World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks

Nearly 200 nations meet for the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia.

05/09 Indonesia's president urges developed nations to invest in green economy

Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Thursday urged developed nations to invest in energy transition and climate solutions in the country, flaunting its huge potential for renewable energy project and carbon mitigation.

03/09 Breakingviews - Why Kamala Harris could be good for the planet

Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax”, while Kamala Harris says it is an “existential threat”. Those who care about limiting global warming will therefore be hoping the U.S. vice president wins the race for the White House.

03/09 US climate envoy Podesta to visit China from Wednesday for talks

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta will visit China for three days from Wednesday to discuss climate change issues, the environment ministry said, as the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gas look to bridge gaps on issues such as finance.

03/09 EU to tighten hydrogen subsidy rules after China concerns

The European Commission is working on tighter rules to ensure EU funding for hydrogen projects benefits European companies, after local industries raised concerns over cheap Chinese imports, the EU's head of climate change policy said on Monday.

30/08 US regulator finds banks have work to do on climate risk, sources say

A top U.S. banking regulator has found that major lenders are in the early stages of assessing and managing the risks climate change poses to their businesses, and that significant work is needed in some areas, three people familiar with the matter said.

27/08 UN chief issues 'SOS' for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels.

22/08 UK faces legal action over new North Sea oil and gas licences

Britain's decision to issue dozens of new oil and gas exploration licences is being challenged in court by a marine conservation organisation, which argues ministers unlawfully failed to consider the impact on marine life.

15/08 Toyota bets big on hybrid-only models as EV demand slows

Toyota may be one of the slowest legacy automakers to develop electric vehicles but it could be the first to jettison cars powered only by gasoline.

14/08 Exclusive: In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production, source says

The United States, one of the world's biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a major policy shift, a source close to U.S. negotiators told Reuters on Wednesday.

08/08 Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say

Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.

11/07 UK reverses oil drilling permission after court ruling, campaigners say

Britain has reversed a decision to grant permission for an oil drilling operation, campaigners' lawyers said on Thursday, after a landmark ruling from the United Kingdom's highest court on the climate effects of fossil fuel projects.

11/07 Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling

Montana's top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change.

08/07 2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year.

05/07 Years-long wait for permits blocking European wind farms, industry says

Hundreds of gigawatts of wind energy projects are waiting for permits to connect to Europe's power grid, a backlog that threatens to slow the shift to green energy, industry association WindEurope said on Friday.

04/07 Foes of California's electric car targets take their case to US Supreme Court

Opponents of California's ambitious targets for electric car adoption to lower greenhouse gas emissions took their case to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, the latest salvo against the state's campaign to fight climate change.

04/07 Hurricane Beryl: Where is the storm headed and how dangerous is it?

Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season's first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the strongest possible ranking of Category 5, before weakening to Category 4 as it barrelled towards Jamaica on Wednesday.

03/07 UK election: What has Labour promised to do if elected?

Britain's Labour Party is projected to win Thursday's national election with a large majority, returning to power after 14 years in opposition.

28/06 Right-wing shift may slow, not reverse climate action

A political tilt to the right in Europe and a potential Trump presidency in the U.S. will not derail climate efforts as businesses are increasingly locked into green strategies, delegates at London Climate Action Week heard.

27/06 EU lawmakers divided over calls to delay deforestation law

European Union lawmakers are split over whether to delay the bloc's upcoming ban on imports of goods linked to deforestation, adding pressure on Ursula von der Leyen as she seeks their backing for a second term as the European Commission's president.

24/06 Gaps in EU's preparation for potential gas crises, auditors say

The European Union is insufficiently prepared to weather a future gas crisis despite introducing a raft of measures to end its dependence on Russian energy, the European Court of Auditors said on Monday.

24/06 Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals

Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase their climate ambition ahead of a February 2025 deadline to deliver their emission-cutting plans to the United Nations.

23/06 German minister says China indispensable to achieve climate goals

China is indispensable to achieving global climate goals, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday during a visit to the country.

21/06 Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case

Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation system that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

20/06 Environmental activists win landmark ruling over UK oil well plan

The UK's highest court ruled on Thursday that planners must look at the impact of emissions on global warming before granting approval for oil wells, in a landmark case that climate activists said makes it easier to block fossil fuel projects.

18/06 Canada oil and gas emissions cap likely to curtail production, report says

Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap will prompt companies to cut production rather than invest in costly carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, according to a report by consultancy Deloitte and released by the Alberta government on Tuesday.

18/06 Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows

The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world's most ambitious goal has jumped by nearly half, but many do not give investors enough information to check the claims, according to non-profit data tracker CDP.

18/06 Italy's 2023 farm output hit by climate change, statistics bureau says

Italian agricultural production shrank last year as wine, fruit and olive oil output all took a hit from extreme weather events linked to climate change, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Tuesday.

18/06 EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules

The European Commission has drafted plans to exempt long-haul flights from rules on monitoring their non-CO2 emissions, after international carriers lobbied for an opt-out, documents seen by Reuters showed.

16/06 Austrian minister defies coalition ally to back EU nature restoration law

Austria's environment minister, Leonore Gewessler of the Greens, defied her conservative coalition partners on Sunday by pledging to cast Austria's vote in favour of adopting a European nature restoration law, potentially tipping the balance in Brussels.

14/06 G7 leaders commit to faster transition from fossil fuels - draft statement

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) developed democracies will commit to accelerating their transition away from fossil fuels during this decade, according to a draft of a statement to be issued at the end of their ongoing summit in Italy.

13/06 Explainer: The global fight over climate change funding

Nearly 200 countries will try to agree a new global goal for funding to fight climate change at this year's U.N. COP29 climate summit in November in Baku, Azerbaijan.

13/06 Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit

With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight climate change - let alone how to split it.

13/06 China's Premier Li lands in New Zealand for talks with prime minister

China’s Premier Li Qiang was officially welcomed in a traditional ceremony in New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington on Thursday ahead of a meeting with the country's prime minister, in the highest level Chinese visit in seven years.

11/06 Vietnam eyes greener power but banks on coal to avert blackouts

Lights are off and air conditioning is down at the headquarters of Vietnam's state-run electricity provider EVN as the country's top power utility tries to "lead by example" to avoid a repeat of last year's crippling blackouts, an official tells visitors.

10/06 Economy, migration, war top voters' concerns in EU election - survey

The economy, migration and international conflicts were the top concerns for voters in the European Union election, data from the bloc's biggest member countries suggested on Monday.

07/06 Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing

Some of the world's major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects, five sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

05/06 World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell".

04/06 In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favour for 2040 plan

Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand and heightening geopolitical risks, but is likely to struggle to meet its targets, industry experts say.

30/05 EU agrees to quit energy investment treaty over climate concerns

European Union countries agreed on Thursday to jointly quit an international energy treaty, over concerns that it protects fossil fuel investments and undermines efforts to fight climate change, the Belgian EU presidency said.

29/05 Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever

Latin America's human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that's part of a global wave of climate litigation, as several international courts prepare first-time opinions on what countries must do to combat climate change.

29/05 Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed expanding tax credits that have for years boosted U.S. solar and wind energy projects to cover a wider range of clean energy technologies including nuclear fission and fusion.

28/05 Momentum building behind global company climate disclosures, standards body says

More countries than initially expected are adopting international climate-related disclosure standards, a global rulemaking body said on Tuesday, but cautioned that significant departures from the norms would come at a cost.

27/05 Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country’s record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the met office said on Monday.

27/05 Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit

The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty" and "grossly inadequate" climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have failed to meet obligations to limit damages from carbon emissions.

23/05 European automakers need time, not tariffs, to fend off China competition

Europe's car giants won't have much time to restructure their operations and product lines to compete with ascendant Chinese automakers, and stiffer tariffs will do little to protect the status quo, industry executives said during a Reuters event.

23/05 Kia shrugs off slowing EV demand to launch compact electric SUV

Kia Corp launched on Thursday the company's first compact electric sports utility vehicle built on its dedicated EV platform, betting it can win over buyers through competitive pricing even as momentum in the global EV market stalls.

23/05 Europe's battered Green movement tries to salvage climate agenda

Millions of young people took to the streets across Europe in 2019 demanding action to fight climate change, helping Green parties secure their best ever EU election results and giving them influence over climate policies Brussels has passed since.

21/05 Climate change: small island states hail ocean court victory

A global maritime court found on Tuesday that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by global warming.

17/05 With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft that includes provisions to reduce spending on food aid for the poor and efforts to help farmers fight climate change, drawing opposition from Democrats.

15/05 The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff

The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters.

14/05 A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden's clean-car agenda

The Biden administration's plan to slap heavy new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries would provide temporary protection for U.S. auto jobs, potentially at the expense of White House efforts to fight climate change by accelerating U.S. EV adoption.

13/05 US overhauls electric grid to make way for more renewables

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new interregional lines to move more clean energy to meet growing demand amid the explosion of electric vehicles, data centers and artificial intelligence.

10/05 US discussed 'overcapacity' in Chinese solar manufacturing, coal in climate talks

The United States and China discussed Chinese overcapacity in solar and battery manufacturing, steel production and coal power during two days of bilateral meetings on climate change, senior State Department officials said on Friday.

10/05 US banks face climate risk data challenges, Fed analysis shows

U.S. banks face significant data and modeling challenges in predicting the impact of climate change on their loan books, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday after its first analysis on the issue.

06/05 UK's new climate action plan unlawful due to delivery risk, High Court rules

Britain's latest climate action plan is unlawful because ministers were not told of the risk that key policies could not be delivered, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a further challenge for Britain as it navigates the move towards net zero.

02/05 Carbon credit standards approval extended to 98% of market

Five of the world's largest carbon credit programmes have now been given initial approval by a body tasked with raising standards in the market for carbon offsets, where some of the biggest buyers include Microsoft, Salesforce and Amazon.

01/05 Musk disbands Tesla EV charging team, leaving customers in the dark

Elon Musk's abrupt decision to lay off employees who ran Tesla's electric vehicle charging business blindsided automakers gearing up to equip new EVs for customers to use the Tesla Supercharger network, industry officials and analysts said on Tuesday.

25/04 Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture

On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, wading in the shallows to plant strands of light-green eelgrass on the seabed.

25/04 EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging

The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles in hotels and thin plastic bags for groceries, in an attempt to curb the rising tide of packaging waste.

24/04 EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030

The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be complied with by 2030.

23/04 Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources

The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week.

23/04 China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals

China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report by a European consultancy published on Tuesday, threatening climate targets that call for phasing out much of global coal use by 2040.

23/04 California to wrap up Exxon plastics probe 'in weeks', AG says

California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry's role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters on Monday.

22/04 Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday.

20/04 Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South American country.

19/04 US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders

The Biden administration took steps on Friday to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the U.S. reliant on foreign resources, but pleasing environmentalists.

18/04 'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some

A political push to raise the first-ever "Amazonia Bond" has ramped up during talks to agree a "roadmap", yet the chance of a deal this year faces technical hurdles and scepticism among some of those tasked with managing the debt, sources told Reuters.

18/04 Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions

A drop in the European Union's carbon price this year could mean that a fund intended to be among the world's biggest schemes for new green technologies will be smaller than budgeted for and potentially jeopardise some low-carbon projects in the EU.

17/04 Climate change damage could cost $38 trillion per year by 2050, study finds

Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases.

17/04 Coral bleaching afflicts most of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, report shows

Some three-quarters of Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering from coral bleaching, authorities said in a report on Wednesday, days after climate scientists warned the condition was blighting such reefs worldwide.

16/04 US creates climate and trade task force to address commerce, manufacturing emissions

The U.S. will create a new trade task force aimed at reducing carbon emissions from global commerce and manufacturing, White House senior adviser John Podesta said at a conference on Tuesday.

15/04 EU countries to pledge help for solar sector, but no trade curbs on China, draft shows

Most European Union countries are set to commit more support to help Europe's ailing solar panel manufacturers on Monday, but steer clear of restrictions on cheap panel imports from China, a draft document showed.

13/04 Climate targets group trustees seek to calm governance storm

Trustees of a climate targets verification group at the centre of a governance storm on Friday sought to assuage concern over their plan to allow offsetting of companies' supply chain emissions.

12/04 Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says

Sweden will not reach its climate targets without further political action to cut carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday.

12/04 Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry

Governments and companies that are lax on climate action should be worried since this week's European human rights court ruling against the Swiss government improves the odds that other such cases could win at the top court, legal experts said.

12/04 More climate experts object to emissions target watchdog's offsets policy

The climate targets verification group that announced a plan this week to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits came under new pressure on Thursday to drop the policy.

11/04 US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough

President Joe Biden's administration is offering farmers money for adopting practices that store carbon in the soil to fight climate change, but Reuters interviews with soil science experts and a review of U.S. Department of Agriculture research indicate doubt that the approach will be effective.

11/04 U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet

Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas.

11/04 US Senate votes to reject rule to cut greenhouse gas emissions on highways

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would overturn a federal agency's rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system.

10/04 EU Parliament approves law to slash trucks' carbon footprint

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to pass a law to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from trucks, which will require most new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the EU from 2040 to be emissions-free.

10/04 Global 2023 carbon trading revenues grew to $74 bln, report says

Global revenues from the sale of carbon permits in emissions trading systems (ETS) grew to a record $74 billion last year, as governments increasingly turn to such schemes to help tackle global warming, a report showed on Wednesday.

10/04 Swiss press say 'absurd' European climate ruling could harm democracy

Influential newspapers in Switzerland on Wednesday criticised a climate change ruling against the Swiss government by Europe's top human rights court, saying it risked undermining democracy and the political clout of environmental groups.

09/04 Reaction to Swiss women's victory in landmark climate court case

Europe's top human rights court ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who said their government violated their human rights by not doing enough to combat climate change.

09/04 Climate activists seek breakthrough human rights court ruling against European states

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decides on Tuesday whether insufficient government action on climate change can amount to a human rights violation, in three rulings that could give legal leverage to climate activists across the continent.

09/04 March marks yet another record in global heat

The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday.

08/04 Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says

Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said on Monday.

07/04 US, China need 'tough' conversations, Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday that the ability to have difficult conversations has put the two economic superpowers on "a more stable footing" over the past year.

06/04 Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained at demonstration in The Hague

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police at a demonstration in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Saturday.

04/04 Biden administration awards $20 bln for clean energy investment in low-income communities

Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Michael Regan on Thursday announced eight organizations that will oversee the spending of $20 billion in grants to fund tens of thousands of clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities across the United States.

04/04 Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers, report says

The vast majority of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of 57 fossil fuel and cement producers, researchers said on Thursday.

03/04 Powell sticks with Fed's cautious rate-cut strategy

Federal Reserve officials including U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell on Wednesday continued focusing on the need for more debate and data before interest rates are cut, a move financial markets expect to occur in June.

03/04 Europe's restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections.

02/04 IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

A global initiative to accelerate electric vehicle uptake has received a $100 million funding boost from the IKEA Foundation to help developing countries bypass gasoline-driven vehicles and go straight to the greener alternative.

02/04 Dutch court hears Shell's appeal against landmark climate ruling

A Dutch court will on Tuesday hear Shell's appeal against a landmark climate ruling which ordered it to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts.

31/03 Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions

Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday.

25/03 EU countries split over nature law in latest blow to green agenda

The European Union's flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law on Monday cancelled after Hungary withdrew its support for the bill.

25/03 America's lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development

Washington's drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China's control of the critical minerals sector.

22/03 Trudeau government survives no confidence vote over Canada carbon tax rise

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government on Thursday survived a no-confidence motion brought by the opposition Conservative Party over Canada's carbon tax, which looks set to be a major issue in an election likely to be held next year.

19/03 To have peace, Europe must prepare for war, EU council president says

Europe must strengthen its defence capabilities and shift to a "war economy" mode in response to the threat posed by Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.

18/03 Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector's CO2 emissions

The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.

16/03 US appeals court temporarily pauses SEC climate disclosure rules

A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring public companies to report climate-related risks.

15/03 US automakers race to build more hybrids as EV sales slow

As U.S. sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles surge and electric-vehicle sales cool, automakers and suppliers are betting consumer demand for a compromise between all-combustion and all-electric is a durable trend.

13/03 EU attempts to smooth South American complaints over deforestation policy

The European Union's environment policy chief will tour South America this week in an attempt to alleviate fierce criticism from the region over a landmark EU law that will ban imports of goods linked to the destruction of forests.

13/03 Methane emissions from energy sector near record high in 2023, IEA says

Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite a raft of commitments from the oil and gas industry to plug leaking infrastructure, a report by the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

12/03 EU Parliament passes weakened pollution limits for livestock farms

The EU Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to new rules to cut pollution from livestock farms, but only after agreeing with EU countries to make the law far weaker than initially planned.

11/03 Greta Thunberg, other climate activists block Swedish parliament entrances

Greta Thunberg and dozens of other environmental campaigners blocked the main entrances to Sweden's parliament on Monday in a sit-down protest against the effects of climate change and what they said was political inaction.

11/03 EU must prepare for 'catastrophic' climate change risks, agency says

Countries across Europe should prepare for "catastrophic" risks, ranging from floods to deadly heatwaves, as worsening climate change hits every part of their economies and societies this century, the EU Environment Agency said on Monday.

11/03 Volkswagen quits Australia auto lobby committee as fight grows over green fuel standards

Volkswagen Australia said on Monday it had quit the policymaking committee at the country's auto lobby, days after Tesla cut ties with the group, as the German carmaker distances itself from a campaign against new fuel standards.

08/03 US natural gas pipeline accidents pose big, unreported climate threat

Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air.

08/03 Tesla, Australia auto lobby split widens as Volkswagen backs government emissions rules

Volkswagen Australia said on Friday it was concerned about the exit of electric vehicle makers Tesla and Polestar from Australia's major automotive lobby in protest over the organisation's criticism of proposed vehicle emissions rules.

07/03 Tesla quits Australia auto lobby over claims on car emission standards

Tesla said on Thursday it is quitting Australia's major auto lobby and resigning from its board, accusing the group of misleading consumers over the government's proposed fuel efficiency standards and the potential impact on car prices.

06/03 US SEC to vote on long-awaited overhaul of corporate climate disclosure rules

Wall Street's top regulator will vote on Wednesday whether to adopt rules that could overhaul requirements for U.S.-listed companies to report climate-related risks.

06/03 Exclusive: US regulators expected to significantly reduce Basel capital burden

U.S. regulators are expected to significantly reduce the extra capital banks must hold under a proposed rule that has drawn aggressive pushback from Wall Street, said eight industry executives in regular contact with the agencies and regulatory officials.

05/03 El Nino weakens but will keep temperatures high, UN weather agency says

The El Nino weather pattern has begun to weaken but will continue to fuel above average temperatures across the globe, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.

05/03 Biden's scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target

The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over the nation's ability to meet its climate goals, according to researchers.

05/03 Exclusive: UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines

A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle climate change without requiring them to coordinate action, in a compromise it hopes will prevent departures, according to people familiar with the matter.

04/03 Exclusive: EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change, draft shows

The European Union is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poorer countries under a United Nations target, a draft document shows, as nations prepare for talks this year on a global finance goal.

02/03 Parched Catalonia would avert more drought curbs if it gets light rain

Some light rain will be enough for Catalonia to avoid further emergency curbs on water use, a regional official said, as the Spanish region tackles its worst drought on record.

29/02 US SEC to vote on long-awaited climate disclosure rule, notice says

Wall Street's top regulator will vote on March 6 on whether to adopt rules requiring U.S.-listed companies to report climate-related risks, the agency said in a notice on Wednesday, in a potentially major overhaul of U.S. disclosure rules.

28/02 Crypto miner lawsuit sets back US effort to track booming power use

U.S. officials this week indefinitely withdrew a survey aimed at gathering information on the crypto-mining industry's power use, hindering attempts to understand the sector's impact on grids and energy prices at a time of record activity.

28/02 Record year for wind farms raises hope for EU green energy goals

A record year for building new wind farms and a rebound in investments in the sector have raised hopes that the EU may achieve its clean energy targets, industry group WindEurope said on Wednesday.

27/02 G20's legitimacy depends on treatment of world's poorest, UNDP chief says

The legitimacy of the Group of 20 economic powers depends on its impact on the world's poorest people, not just controlling inflation, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.

27/02 Private lakes emerge as symbol of water inequity in elite Mexican holiday town

The shores of the giant dam in Valle de Bravo, a popular weekend spot for Mexico City's rich and famous, have turned to cracked, dry mud.

27/02 EU Parliament passes nature law despite political backlash

The European Parliament approved a flagship law to restore nature on Tuesday, salvaging at least part of EU plans to protect the environment after farmers' protests ignited a backlash.

26/02 Protesting farmers jam Brussels with tractors as ministers meet

Farmers set fire to piles of old tyres in Brussels on Monday in a protest to demand EU action on issues ranging from cheap supermarket prices to free trade deals, as agricultural ministers gathered to discuss the crisis in the sector.

22/02 Exclusive: US regulator drops some emissions disclosure requirements from draft climate rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has removed some of its most ambitious greenhouse gas emission disclosure requirements from corporate climate risk rules it is preparing to adopt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

22/02 Young activists lobby for Australian law on climate harm

A group of young activists lobbied Australian lawmakers on Thursday for legislation that would oblige the government to consider how emissions-intensive projects could harm future generations before approving or funding them.

22/02 Chile risks repeat of deadly wildfires because of climate change, report says

Deadly wildfires like those that burned through central Chile and killed at least 133 people this month will become more likely in the South American country as climate change makes the world hotter and drier, according to a report released on Thursday.

21/02 Danish farmers must cut production to achieve climate goal, says government advisor

Denmark's farmers must reduce production by as much as one-fifth by 2030 if the country is to achieve its ambitious climate goals, a government-commissioned group said on Wednesday.

21/02 EU strikes deal to strengthen air quality standards

The European Parliament and EU member states reached a deal late on Tuesday to strengthen air quality standards across the 27-nation European Union, they said in a statement.

21/02 UK's climate action plan inadequate and unlawful, campaign groups tell court

Britain's new climate action plan is unlawful because ministers were given misleading information about the prospects of meeting legally-binding emissions targets, three environmental campaign groups told London's High Court on Tuesday.

15/02 Going green at 50? IEA climate pivot debated at anniversary meeting

Energy ministers, oil executives and green investors gathered this week to mark a half-century since the formation of the International Energy Agency and to assess its new role as the world's shepherd toward a green future from a fossil fuel past.

15/02 Biden's drive for EVs collides with Detroit's profit machines

The Biden administration and automakers are in the final stages of negotiating over ambitious new rules to accelerate the electric-vehicle transition that could cost Detroit's automakers billions and fuel an election-year clash over climate policy.

14/02 Explainer: How climate change affects Europe's farmers

Farmers protesting across Europe have taken aim at EU environmental rules, which they say are adding to a pile of burdens on the sector, from low consumer prices to cheap food imports.

14/02 Europe may need to better direct private funds to save green goals

The European Union may need to do more to direct private funds into sustainable investments or it could fail to meet net-zero economy targets, an EU discussion document showed on Tuesday.

13/02 Three COP summit hosts unite to raise climate ambitions

The United Arab Emirates, host of last year's COP28 climate summit, and Azerbaijan and Brazil, the hosts of the next two U.N. climate summits, said on Tuesday they would team up to push for more ambitious emissions-cutting goals.

09/02 Exclusive: Pemex platform in Mexico leaked clouds of methane even after UN alert, data shows

State energy company Pemex released large volumes of methane from an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico last year, with leaks recurring even after a United Nations agency flagged problems there to the Mexican government, according to a Reuters analysis of previously unreported U.N. data.

08/02 January was world's warmest on record, EU scientists say

The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fuelled by climate change, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

07/02 US farm spending bill must include climate and hunger money, say key Democrats

The U.S. farm spending bill being negotiated by Congress must preserve funding for climate-friendly farming and federal food benefits to get Democrats' votes, according to Democratic leaders on the House farm committee.

06/02 With solar industry in crisis, Europe in a bind over Chinese imports

Europe's green energy transition is stuck between a rock and a hard place. A flood of cheap Chinese solar panel imports is driving record solar energy installations. But those same imports are crushing Europe's few local solar manufacturers.

06/02 EU set to recommend deep CO2 cuts for 2040 climate target

The European Commission is poised to recommend on Tuesday the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue Europe's ambitious fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.

04/02 Australia releases preferred option on pollution rules to boost EV uptake

Australia on Sunday released a "preferred model" for new standards on vehicle emissions as the country moves closer to finalising rules to boost uptake of electric cars, in line with standards in most other developed economies.

30/01 Europe's solar panel manufacturers ask EU for emergency support

Europe's solar panel manufacturing industry has urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to avoid local firms shutting down under price pressure from Chinese imports, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

25/01 Fight brewing over Biden climate funds that help farmers in Republican-leaning states

An effort by Republican U.S. lawmakers to reallocate $18 billion in climate-friendly agriculture funding under President Joe Biden's signature climate law would shift money away from programs that primarily benefit farmers in Republican-leaning states, a Reuters analysis found.

19/01 US launches disaster relief reforms as climate-driven events rise

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Friday said it was launching the most major reforms to disaster management relief in two decades as climate change-driven extreme weather events, such as floods and fires, increase.

18/01 EU-backed investors plan 500-mln-euro battery raw materials fund

Two of Europe's leading energy transition investors plan to raise 500 million euros ($544.55 million) for a battery raw materials fund, aiming to plug "significant gaps" in the region's supply chain, executives told Reuters.