/climate?format=feed Climate en-US Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:40:37 -0500 /news/519082-dutch-court-set-to-decide-on-shell-s-appeal-against-ghg-emissions-ruling A Dutch court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold a landmark climate ruling against Shell, which in 2021 ordered the oil and gas company to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions… Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:40:37 Z /news/519082-dutch-court-set-to-decide-on-shell-s-appeal-against-ghg-emissions-ruling /news/509079-uae-s-jaber-urges-pre-cop28-summit-to-align-on-fossil-fuel-renewables-language The United Arab Emirates President of COP28 said on Monday he was aware countries had strong views about including language on fossil fuels and renewables in the… Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:41:03 Z /news/509079-uae-s-jaber-urges-pre-cop28-summit-to-align-on-fossil-fuel-renewables-language /news/506932-prime-minister-sunak-defends-britain-s-climate-record British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended his government's policies on the environment on Wednesday after campaigners criticized them, saying its record on cutting… Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:47:30 Z /news/506932-prime-minister-sunak-defends-britain-s-climate-record /news/505345-us-eu-lawmakers-push-to-depose-uae-s-jaber-from-climate-talks Over 100 members of the U.S. Congress and European Parliament called on Tuesday for Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as the designated head of the upcoming COP28 climate talks… Wed, 24 May 2023 13:35:27 Z /news/505345-us-eu-lawmakers-push-to-depose-uae-s-jaber-from-climate-talks /news/504188-investors-join-activists-to-press-totalenergies-on-climate-targets A group of investors with $1.1 trillion in assets under management has joined climate activist group Follow This in asking TotalEnergies shareholders to push for… Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:13:37 Z /news/504188-investors-join-activists-to-press-totalenergies-on-climate-targets /news/502825-change-to-bp-climate-goal-a-concern-for-emissions-focused-investors-shareholder A member of a major climate-focused investor group leading engagement with BP has voiced concern the company may stray from commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions… Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:04:36 Z /news/502825-change-to-bp-climate-goal-a-concern-for-emissions-focused-investors-shareholder /news/502777-norway-1-35-trillion-wealth-fund-to-vote-against-board-members-who-fall-short-on-climate Norway's $1.35 trillion wealth fund said on Thursday it would step up its engagement with companies over the management of climate risk by voting against board members… Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:37:58 Z /news/502777-norway-1-35-trillion-wealth-fund-to-vote-against-board-members-who-fall-short-on-climate /news/500766-small-island-nations-want-big-oil-to-pay-up-for-climate-damage Small island nations suffering the brunt of climate change want Big Oil to pay for mounting damage from ocean storms and sea-level rise, Antigua's prime minister… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:14:19 Z /news/500766-small-island-nations-want-big-oil-to-pay-up-for-climate-damage /news/496443-deals-shifting-oil-gas-fields-away-from-climate-committed-firms-to-those-without-them-on-the-rise Deals in which oil and gas assets move from companies with climate goals to companies without such goals are on the rise, according to a study by the U.S. non-governmental… Tue, 10 May 2022 15:26:19 Z /news/496443-deals-shifting-oil-gas-fields-away-from-climate-committed-firms-to-those-without-them-on-the-rise /news/491787-u-s-house-panel-subpoenas-big-oil-in-climate-deception-probe The head of a U.S. House panel on Tuesday subpoenaed four major oil companies and two lobbying groups for documents related to their actions on global warming as… Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:55:04 Z /news/491787-u-s-house-panel-subpoenas-big-oil-in-climate-deception-probe /news/491603-trudeau-roils-canada-s-oil-industry-naming-greenpeace-activist-as-climate-chief Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sparked concern in the country's oil patch and hope among green advocates when he named two men with strong environmental… Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:45:59 Z /news/491603-trudeau-roils-canada-s-oil-industry-naming-greenpeace-activist-as-climate-chief /news/490947-norway-s-socialists-pull-out-of-talks-to-form-majority-government-over-climate-policy Norway's Socialist Left Party said on Wednesday it had pulled out of talks to form a majority coalition government following this month's election, a move likely… Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:14:39 Z /news/490947-norway-s-socialists-pull-out-of-talks-to-form-majority-government-over-climate-policy /news/489048-renewables-surged-in-2020-but-no-decisive-shift-towards-climate-goals-yet-bp-says Wind and solar power capacity expanded rapidly in 2020 while global energy demand cratered because of the pandemic, yet this did not yet reflect a 'decisive shift' towards meeting U… Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:21:54 Z /news/489048-renewables-surged-in-2020-but-no-decisive-shift-towards-climate-goals-yet-bp-says /news/489000-norway-sets-aside-1-16b-for-green-energy-investments-in-developing-nations Norway will allocate 10 billion crowns ($1.16 billion) over five years towards renewable energy investments in developing countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions… Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:41:00 Z /news/489000-norway-sets-aside-1-16b-for-green-energy-investments-in-developing-nations /news/488840-exxon-lobbyist-duped-by-greenpeace-says-climate-policy-was-a-ploy A lobbyist for Exxon Mobil Corp said the company supports a carbon tax publicly because the plan to curb climate change would never gain enough political support to be adopted… Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:02:11 Z /news/488840-exxon-lobbyist-duped-by-greenpeace-says-climate-policy-was-a-ploy