Txai Suruí told world leaders at COP26 that their timetables for reducing carbon emissions and scaling back the use of fossil fuels were inadequate.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Global Leaders Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
The landmark agreement reflects a growing recognition of nature’s role in helping to address global warming. Still, critics said it wasn’t ambitious enough.
At COP26 Summit, Urgent Pleas to Combat Global Warning
The opening day of a climate summit was heavy on dire warnings and light on substantive proposals as leaders in Glasgow met to discuss a warming world.
India Will Sharply Increase Renewable Energy, Modi Says
Wealthy nations need to spend $1 trillion to help developing nations like India make the transition to renewables, Prime Minister Modi said.
U.N. Leader, António Guterres, Warns of ‘Climate Catastrophe’ at COP26
He urged countries to review their climate pledges annually rather than every five years as called for in the 2015 Paris accord.
Once a Leading Polluter, the U.K. Is Now Trying to Lead on Climate Change
On the eve of a global climate summit, Britain’s evolution from fossil fuels to clean energy is on display. But experts question whether its commitment is sufficient, and whether it can persuade other nations to meet meaningful goals.
At Climate Talks, Biden Will Try to Sell American Leadership to Skeptics
The president wants to assure Glasgow’s climate summit that the U.S. is serious about climate change. But he lacks a legislative win at home.
G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants
The world’s largest economies will stop financing coal plants abroad, though that falls far short of what’s needed to fight climate change, raising fears of half-steps at this week’s U.N. summit.
How Rising Energy Prices Have Complicated Europe’s Climate Crisis
Prices for power have soared, and some politicians are now trying to use that as a lever to slow action on climate change, a strategy with far-reaching consequences.
At McKinsey, Widespread Furor Over Work With Planet’s Biggest Polluters
A letter signed by more than 1,100 employees has called for change at the consulting firm, which has advised at least 43 of the 100 most environmentally damaging companies.