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UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
Date: January 17, 2026
By David Stanway SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, providing countries with a legally binding framework to...
EU, UK to start carbon market negotiations next week
Date: January 14, 2026
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 14 - The European Union and Britain will launch negotiations next week on linking their carbon emissions trading systems, the EU's climate commissioner told Reuters....
2025 among world's three hottest years on record, WMO says
Date: January 14, 2026
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Last year was among the planet's three warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, as EU scientists also confirmed average...
2025 was the world's third-warmest year on record, EU scientists say
Date: January 14, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The planet experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2025, and average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming over three years, the longest...
Senior Russian official says Greenland could vote to join Russia if Trump does not hurry
Date: January 13, 2026
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if U.S. President Donald Trump did not move quickly to secure the Arctic island,...
Winter pierces Kyiv homes after Russia knocks out heat
Date: January 10, 2026
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Kyiv's electricity system, severely damaged by a winter campaign of Russian bombardment including a strike two nights ago, has been turned off for repairs at the orders of the state...