CLIMATE SUMMIT (ADDS VIDEO)
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Politics
Cop27 to be extended as consensus elusive
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 18 (EFE).- The United Nations Cop27 climate summit is to be extended for another 48…
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Environment
Amnesty chief says UN complicit in Egypt’s ‘greenwashing’
By Isaac J. Martin Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 9 (EFE).- Amnesty International Secretary-General Agnes Callamard said in an interview…
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Environment
Tepid reception for watered-down Glasgow Climate Pact
By Judith Mora Glasgow, UK, Nov 13 (EFE).- No champagne or backslapping: the 26th United Nations Climate Conference of the…
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Environment
COP 26 draft deal includes pledge to phase out fossil fuels for first time
Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nov 12 (EFE).- The draft United Nations deal, published Friday morning on the last day of the…
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Environment
COP26: Obama says world ‘nowhere near’ climate targets
Glasgow, UK, Nov 8 (EFE).- Barack Obama on Monday told the COP26 that the world was “nowhere near” its climate…
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Environment
Youth dismiss “blah, blah, blah” of leaders at climate summit
By Manuel Moncada Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nov 5 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of young people took to the streets Friday…
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Environment
IDB to align its operations with Paris Agreement goals by 2023
Glasgow (UK), Nov 2 (EFE).- The Inter-American Development Bank announced Tuesday its commitment to “align its operations” by 2023 with…
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Environment
Boris Johnson: saving forests will protect biodiversity
Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nov 2 (EFE).- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told leaders and environmentalists at the COP26 on Tuesday…
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Environment
Australia commits to zero emissions by 2050 without giving up coal
Sydney, Australia, Nov 2 (EFE).- Australia, one of the most polluting countries in the world per capita, managed to only…
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Politics
COP26: A who’s who of the summit’s heavyweights
By Guillermo Ximenis London, Oct 27 (EFE).- Political leaders, activists, global organizations and companies from around the world are getting…
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