climate activism

A plan led by G7 countries, dubbed "Global Shield," was also launched during the conference, but critics called it a "distraction" from a real loss and damage fund. Photo: DW
Panorama

COP27 'loss and damage' fund: What's in it for South Asia?

The deal to set up a fund to compensate poorer countries being hit by climate change is viewed as a positive development, but many remain skeptical as it's not clear who would pay for it and...

G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C
World+Biz

G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

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World+Biz

Climate leaders call for 'Paris agreement' for nature

Dr Saleemul Huq (L) and Rafiqul Islam Montu (R)
Bangladesh

2 Bangladeshis among the 100 most influential people in climate

FILE PHOTO: View of a COP27 sign on the road leading to the conference area in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh town as the city prepares to host the COP27 summit next month, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Sayed Sheasha/File Photo
Panorama

'Bring in the community-level leaders' voice to the policy-making space throughout the year'

FILE PHOTO: Italy's ''Ultima Generazione'' (Last Generation) climate activists block a motorway to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Climate Change

Concern about climate change shrinks globally as threat grows - Study

Antonio Guterres. Illustration: TBS
Bloomberg Special

How to foot the bill on urgent climate action

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Corporates

IFC fosters climate action as new regional vice president for Asia and the Pacific begins work

FILE PHOTO: The opencast lignite mine Nochten and the coal-fired power Boxberg Power Station, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) company, is pictured in Nochten, Germany, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
Europe

Fight over funding threatens EU deal on new climate laws

Protesters take part in the Fridays For Future climate demonstration in connection with the Stockholm +50 UN meeting, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday. (REUTERS)
World+Biz

50 years since Stockholm conference, calls grow to act on fossil fuels

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Global Economy

G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track

A delegate takes a picture of a chart showing sea ice coverage during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 11, 2021. REUTERS
Climate Change

Global energy and funding shocks test climate commitments

The soaring prices of carbon may encourage the largest polluters in Europe to decarbonise. PHOTO: REUTERS
Global Economy

Energy firms' climate commitments lack credibility: Report