Big Oil on collision course with climate movement
"Obviously, the world economy cannot completely shift out of fossil fuels overnight." When they made their discoveries of vast deposits ...
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Climate change: targets beyond 2030 are late
"‘Unprecedented’ is a word commonly used." COP26 (the 26th Conference of the Parties), held in Glasgow last month, was intended ...
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UN chief warns ‘catastrophe’ close, Thunberg hits COP26 deal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending “climate catastrophe,” while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed Saturday’s COP26 climate ...
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COP26 deal in sight as nations rally for compromise
COP26 negotiators on Saturday began coalescing around a hard-fought deal to deliver the emissions reductions needed to avoid the worst ...
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UN draft paper: World needs trillions to face climate threat
Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change on droughts, flooding, heatwaves, and tropical mega-storms will require ...
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200-plus rallies worldwide demand action on climate
LASGOW—Glasgow was on Saturday bracing for a second day of protests against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency ...
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Climate change blah blah blah
"A much hotter world is going to be brutal." The most important climate change summit in the last quarter ...
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On first day of COP26 Summit: Queen Elizabeth supports climate call
Glasgow—Queen Elizabeth II on Monday called on world leaders to act together to tackle climate change at the end of ...
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Saudi Aramco says Q3 profits soared 158% on higher oil prices
RIYADH—Saudi Aramco’s earnings rose 158 percent year-on-year in the third quarter on higher oil prices and volumes sold as the ...
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No more cop-outs
"What shall we expect from COP26?" The global climate conference, after being sidelined for a year by COVID-19, is ...
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