BAKU (Reuters) – The COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan aim to agree an annual finance target of $1 trillion or more a year to help poorer countries respond to global warming. Some see new taxes as one way to get there. The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLT), led by France, Barbados and Kenya, is exploring the issue. Below are extracts from its latest report on the options being discussed
The impact of war is so much more than just the emissions from tanks, ships and warplanes. The impact of war on the climate is much more than just the emissions from tanks, ships and warplanes. Modern warfare has a devastating effect on both people and the planet. So what is the scale of planetary destruction wrought by militaries? And in a world where nations justify war on the basis
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the climate summit. Source link
getty Recent deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, were made worse by climate change, scientists say The United Nations’ COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should not host the talks if they don’t support the phase out of
Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cuts its carbon emissions by 45%. The Hague court of appeal said it could not establish that Shell had a “social standard of care” to reduce its emissions by 45% or any other amount, even though it agreed the company had an obligation to citizens to limit emissions. Three years ago,
The Trump campaign has vowed to pull the U.S. out of the Paris accord, but China has become a global champion of renewable energy and appears more committed than ever. Source link
By William JamesBAKU (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit,… Source link
