President Vladimir V. Putin long dismissed the threat posed by global warming. But fires, disasters and foreign pressure have prompted him to change course.
Tag: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
U.K. Agency Issues Climate Change Warning Before U.N. Summit
With more extreme weather events expected to bring floods and droughts, the body urged world leaders to focus on mitigating the effects of global warming.
China’s Power Crunch Exposes Tensions Ahead of Key U.N. Climate Summit
Keeping global temperatures from dangerous levels means China must pivot away from coal immediately. Its soaring energy demand and rolling blackouts mean it probably won’t.
China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad
It marks a major shift for one of the biggest backers of coal-fired plants globally. Still, China remains heavily reliant on new coal plants at home, and is the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases.
Activists Call for U.N. Climate Talks to Be Postponed on Pandemic Concerns
The Climate Action Network said coronavirus conditions would mean many representatives would not be able to attend the annual conference, set this year for Scotland.
A Hotter Future Is Certain, According to U.N. Climate Report
Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major new scientific report finds. But there is still a short window to stop things from getting even worse.
‘No One is Safe’: How The Heatwave Has Battered the Wealthy World
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.
G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal
President Biden pushed climate action after four years in which Donald Trump rejected cooperation with allies. But leaders failed to set an expiration date for burning coal.
Biden Aims to Bolster U.S. Alliances in Europe, but Challenges Loom
The good will President Biden brings on his first trip abroad papers over lingering doubts about U.S. reliability and the cost that Europe will be expected to pay.
Biden Aims to Bolster U.S. Alliances in Europe, but Challenges Loom
The good will President Biden brings on his first trip abroad papers over lingering doubts about U.S. reliability and the cost that Europe will be expected to pay.