Small island nations demand emission cuts at COP30 climate talks
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and…
What price power? How electricity became a political weapon
It was April 2010, and Grant King, then chief executive of Origin Energy, delivered a timely speech on…
Carney’s Budget Passes by Two Votes, Averting Canada Election
Prime Minister Mark Carney won a key budget vote by the slimmest of margins in Canada’s Parliament, ensuring…
UN climate talks reach halfway point, and some nations press for more ambitious goals
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Going into United Nations climate negotiations, the Brazilian hosts weren’t looking for big end-of-session…
Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Worrying Sign of Things to Come
I’ve put the word “evacuation” in the title of this piece in quotes because it’s not clear where…
When Drought Hits Harder Than Sanctions and Bombs
Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in Tajrish, Tehran, on November 14,…
Iran Starts Cloud Seeding as Water Crisis Forces Rationing
Iran has started cloud-seeding to boost rainfall after the country’s worst drought in decades forced authorities to ration…
Climate protesters march on COP30 in Brazil with costumes and drums demanding to be heard
Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels. Hundreds wore red shirts, symbolizing the blood…
The strange macho appeal of fossil fuels in a world struggling to reach net zero
Now that solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuel electricity, the opponents of renewable energy and net…
Coalition plans to strip climate from energy operator’s objectives
Emissions reduction would no longer be an objective of Australia’s energy operator under a Coalition plan endorsed by…
Hundreds take part in Dublin march calling for climate action – The Irish Times
Shortly before 2pm on Saturday, an irate taxi driver left his cab and wheeled two suitcases over to…
‘COP of truth’: Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at UN climate summit
Climate disinformation and information integrity are on the agenda at the UN climate summit for the first time…