Japan bags satirical 'Fossil of the Day' prize for clinging onto coal-fired power
Japan was one of three countries to receive a satirical "Fossil of the Day" award this week from an international environmental group after the country's industry minister voiced a plan to continue using coal-fired power, one of the top causes of global warming. The nongovernmental ...
Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos,' anti-poverty charity Oxfam says
Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade — a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said Monday. Much of the displacement caused by ...
Zero-hour on climate, but U.N. talks are in another time zone
Global talks tasked with neutralizing the threat of global warming get under way in Madrid on Monday, but their narrow focus on rules and procedures remains out of sync with the world's climate-addled future. Mindful of this gap, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday ...
