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UK to Implement Carbon Levy on Imported Goods by 2027
Date: December 18, 2023
UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027 By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having to pay a levy as part of decarbonisation efforts. The government said...
How the World Agreed to Move Away From Fossil Fuels at COP28
Date: December 14, 2023
How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28 By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fuel era at a conference situated in Arab oil country amid...
New COP28 Draft Deal Stops Short of Fossil Fuel ‘phase Out’
Date: December 11, 2023
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’ By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and David Stanway DUBAI (Reuters) -A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of options that countries could take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase out” of fossil...
Azerbaijan Tipped to Host COP29 Climate Talks
Date: December 8, 2023
Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks By Kate Abnett, Alexander Cornwell and Elizabeth Piper DUBAI (Reuters) -Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year’s U.N. climate summit, after striking a late deal with longtime adversary Armenia over its bid. While some diplomats said other countries including Russia – which has blocked other host candidates –...
How Electric Vehicles Are Accelerating the End of the Oil Age
Date: December 6, 2023
How electric vehicles are accelerating the end of the oil age By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – There is plenty of hand-wringing on display at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai about the slow pace of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels to fight climate change. But one positive that delegates can point to is the...
EU Scientists Say 2023 Will Be Warmest Year on Record Globally
Date: December 6, 2023
EU scientists say 2023 will be warmest year on record globally (Reuters) -European Union scientists said on Wednesday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record, as global mean temperature for the first 11 months of the year hit the highest level on record, 1.46 degrees Celsius (2.63 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1850-1900 average....