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UK Refutes Claims It Is Dropping $14.76 Billion Climate Pledge
Date: July 5, 2023
UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 billion climate pledge (Reuters) -The British government said on Tuesday that claims it was dropping its International Climate Finance pledge are false, after the Guardian reported the country was planning to drop its flagship 11.6 billion pound ($14.76 billion) climate funding pledge. “The Government remains committed to spending...
Oil Giants Drill Deep as Profits Trump Climate Concerns
Date: July 3, 2023
Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns By Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis LONDON (Reuters) -Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term bet on demand, as they reinvest some of the record profits from the fossil fuel price surge driven by the Ukraine war, according to...
COP28 President Says Fossil Fuels Phasedown Is Inevitable
Date: June 9, 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) – The phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28 president said on Thursday, in stronger remarks than previous comments where he called for the scaling down of fossil fuel emissions rather than the fuels themselves. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who also runs the UAE’s state oil giant, has been...
EU Countries Weaken Nature Law in Hunt for Deal -Document
Date: June 2, 2023
EU countries weaken nature law in hunt for deal -document By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries want to water down parts of the bloc’s flagship nature law by adding loopholes to dodge certain targets, as they attempt to find a deal on the contested proposal, a draft document showed. The EU’s proposed...
U.S. Regulation Fears Drive Insurers’ Climate Alliance Break-Up
Date: June 2, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) -The success of Republicans in triggering the break-up of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at tackling climate change is down to U.S. states being the industry’s primary regulator, interviews with industry executives and former officials show. The U.N.-backed Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), formed in 2019 to get insurers to commit to reducing...
France, Netherlands Call for EU Climate Clampdown on Private Jets
Date: May 26, 2023
France, Netherlands call for EU climate clampdown on private jets By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austria, France, Ireland and the Netherlands have called on the European Union to toughen laws to curb the impact of private jet travel on the climate, a document showed. The countries are home to some of the busiest airports...