Climate minister admits new target may breach global 1.5C goal

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts concedes the Government's new methane target could result in outcomes not consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C above preindustrial levels – a threshold mandated in New Zealand and international law....

Climate governance: politics, pretentions and predicament

.The writer is the Vice Chairman at the Shahid Javed Burki Institute of Public Policy The rapidity and severity of climate change has, over the years, assumed ominous proportions due to irresponsible and climate-insensitive anthropogenic...

Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav stresses on ‘implementation’ of climate measures at pre-COP meet

Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks next to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of U.N. Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Brazil’s COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago during the ministerial preparatory meeting (Pre-COP30), ahead of the...

Ministry of Environment and Qatar National Library sign MoU

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Qatar National Library have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation in the fields of environmental and climate knowledge exchange. The MoU was signed in the...

EarthTalk - Has global warming already affected U.S. real estate values?

Dear EarthTalk: Has global warming already affected U.S. real estate values? P.D., via email Climate change isn’t just a future threat—it’s already reshaping the U.S. real estate market in ways many didn’t expect. Rising sea levels, wildfires and...

Maryland Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Climate Case Against Oil Companies

The nationwide campaign of climate-driven lawsuits made its way to the Maryland Supreme Court on Oct. 6, as a lawyer for Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County told justices that Marylanders had suffered costly damages from rising seas and...

India urges COP30 to prioritise climate funding

India has said the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil, should focus on tackling the critical shortage of resources that developing countries need to adapt to climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing the Global...

Record global renewable energy growth remains short of climate target, report says

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets towards meeting a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by global...

Osun State rises from 30th to 6th in National Climate Governance Ranking

Osun State has climbed from 30th to 6th position in the 2nd Edition of the Subnational Climate Governance Performance Ranking Report released by the Federal Government of Nigeria with support from the Society for Planet and Prosperity, SPP....

ActionAid Ghana calls for urgent climate adaptation to protect coastal communities from rising disasters

By James Amoh Junior Accra, Oct. 13, GNA – ActionAid Ghana has called for immediate and sustained investment in climate adaptation to protect vulnerable coastal communities from the escalating impacts of climate change. It warns that without...

FG launches climate governance performance ranking in Nigeria’s 36 states

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal has launched report on climate governance performance rating and ranking of Nigeria’s 36 states 2nd edition. Lawal made this known during the 2nd Edition of subnational climate...

Illinois Department of Agriculture Launches New CPRG-Climate Smart Agriculture Program

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) have announced $67 million in funding to offer cost-share/financial incentives to producers and landowners who will implement no-till or...

MD energy supplier funds $1.1M toward environmental projects

Constellation, a nationwide supplier of energy products and services headquartered in Baltimore, recently announced a near-$1.1 million investment in support of 46 environmental stewardship projects across the company’s clean energy center...

EU leaders weigh 2040 climate goal with fresh support for industry

194European Union leaders are set to give political backing to a new 2040 climate target while instructing the European Commission to strengthen measures that help heavy industry and consumers manage the transition, according to draft conclusions...

Why women matter in Gulf’s climate future

By Sarah Al-Kharji Climate change in the Gulf does not arrive politely. It creeps in quietly, unsettling our shores, our water tables, our daily lives. It manifests in hotter summers, scarcer resources and fragile coastlines. These changes are no...

National Climate Change Bill to be tabled in Parliament in coming months

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will table the National Climate Change Bill in Parliament in the coming months, providing a legal framework to govern climate action and anchor market-based financing for adaptation and resilience projects. Acting Natural...

‘Indulging in Activities Prejudicial to National Security’: Authorities File Affidavits in Supreme Court Defending Detention of Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk Under NSA

New Delhi, October 14: The Superintendent of Central Jail in Jodhpur and the District Magistrate of Leh have filed affidavits in the Supreme Court defending the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980...

Stop the UN Global Climate Tax on American Ships

Later this week the United Nations will hold a vote on a multibillion-dollar climate change tax targeted squarely at American industry. Without quick and decisive action by the White House, this U.N. tax on fossil fuels will become international...

Stop the UN Global Climate Tax on American Ships By Stephen Moore

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Later this week the United Nations will hold a vote on a multibillion-dollar climate change tax targeted squarely at American industry. Without quick and decisive action by the White House, this U.N. tax on fossil fuels...

Opinion: A&M enables its business partners in environmental disasters, international arms conflict

Follow the money. Do Texas A&M students really know how their university interlocks itself with corporations and governments? Do those interlocked establishments have our best interests in mind? In today’s climate of geopolitical unrest, the U.S....