Tag: Climate
Experts: UK is losing race to adapt to climate change
LONDON — Britain is losing the race to adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change, including worsening heat and floods, a government-appointed panel...
US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power
CAIRO — The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil...
Costly frost in France attributed to climate change
BERLIN — Scientists say damaging frost that caused significant economic loss to France's central winegrowing region this year was made more likely by climate...
As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate
FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with a punchy set of promises Sunday,...
Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change
GENEVA — Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels...
From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in...
Go green or go bipartisan? Biden’s big infrastructure choice
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s hopes of channeling billions of dollars into green infrastructure investments to fight climate change are running into the...
Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster
A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is...
5 Poles sue government seeking faster steps on gas emissions
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish environmental group says five members of the public are separately taking the government to court this month, to demand...
UN: Climate and extinction crises must be tackled together
To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and...