Paris Climate Agreement

Brace for a scorching summer as El Nino shifts into high gear

Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.

Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hits a new high, the UN says, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement.

Defying Trump, US Senate panel approves funding for UN climate body

The US Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding it.

World leaders vow to defend climate pact after Trump pullout

World leaders react with anger and defiance after President Donald Trump announces the United States, the world's second biggest carbon emitter, is quitting the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

Brace for a scorching summer as El Nino shifts into high gear

Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.

October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017

Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hits a new high, the UN says, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement.

September 9, 2017
September 9, 2017

Defying Trump, US Senate panel approves funding for UN climate body

The US Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding it.

June 2, 2017
June 2, 2017

World leaders vow to defend climate pact after Trump pullout

World leaders react with anger and defiance after President Donald Trump announces the United States, the world's second biggest carbon emitter, is quitting the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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