The corporate world's favorite climate solution is mired in disagreements
Global warming is the world's biggest market failure and according to a task force, the solution might just be better trading.
In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal
Getting Japan on board in such a short time frame means those countries, such as China, which still back coal are increasingly isolated and could face more pressure to stop.
Why it’s so difficult to compare nations’ climate goals
There is no common accounting for what nations in the Paris Agreement are doing to fight climate change.
Japan’s new emissions goals a step forward but not enough to hit 2050 target
Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Biden’s climate summit shows how far U.S. leadership has to go
Many of the 40 heads of state who participated had their own message: America needs to do more to convince everyone else that it’s both up to the task and reliable over the long haul.
Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half
The president will commit the United States to deep cuts in emissions at an Earth Day summit meeting that starts on Thursday, according to people familiar with the plan.
Biden seeks to turbocharge climate fight, but can the U.S. lead?
The two major international accords on climate, the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol, were both crafted through intense U.S. diplomacy only to be shunned by Washington.
Japan looks to raise 2030 emissions reduction goal to at least 40%
The move is a drastic increase from the government's original target of slashing emissions by 26%.
Climate change won't be stopped by 593 pages of green tape
In the race to net zero, the European Union should have a head start in setting those standards given many years of investor interest.
To secure a green future, Japan must reckon with its nuclear past
The government panel shaping the nation's energy future sees the restart of almost every reactor halted after meltdowns in 2011 as necessary to meet climate goals.
Time for realism in the climate battle
After the one-year respite caused by COVID-19, carbon emissions will be staying stubbornly high, just as they were before the pandemic pushed down world energy demand for a while.
Bolder climate action could save millions of lives each year by 2040
New research highlighted how the potential health benefits of climate action could give added impetus to countries to submit more ambitious national climate plans.
