Burping cows and leaky pipelines put Earth on high-end warming track
Atmospheric levels of the gas — emitted by digesting cows, leaky gas pipelines and natural sources — have increased 2.5 times from pre-industrial levels.
Warming shows 'enormous challenge' of meeting climate pledge, WMO says
Global temperatures will continue to warm over the next five years, and may even temporarily rise to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday. That does not mean the world would be crossing the long-term warming threshold ...
Mizuho investors reject Japan's first shareholder climate resolution
The resolution would have required Mizuho to disclose climate risks and publish a plan to ensure its investments are aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Environmental shareholder activism comes to Japan as Mizuho faces climate resolution
If the resolution is passed, it could push Japanese banks to live up to recent commitments to end lending for the dirtiest fossil fuel.
Paris accord under threat if virus trumps climate change, Koizumi says
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi warned Monday that the Paris climate accord could face "death" if steps to fight global warming are put on the back burner to facilitate the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Many economists and policymakers are forecasting a steep global recession ...
Coronavirus outbreak's silver lining for climate crisis likely to fade
Economic shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak have curbed carbon pollution from China and beyond, but hopes for climate benefits from the slowdown are likely to be dashed quickly, experts say. As governments prepare to spend their way out of the crisis, including with large ...
Japan to tighten policy on exporting coal power to developing countries
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi acknowledges that international pressure is propelling the effort.
Ambitious Zero Emission Tokyo plan wins praise, but begs for action
Just days before the new year, Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed the Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy, the capital's long-awaited plan to eliminate carbon emissions, transition to renewable energy and take the lead in the fight against global warming. "Around the world, we see that cities are ...
In climate push, Microsoft to erase its carbon footprint from atmosphere
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and that by 2050, it hopes to have taken out enough to account for all the direct emissions the company has ever made. The focus on ...
Negotiating while the world burns
The stunning technological progress during the 2010s makes it possible to cut emissions at a cost far lower than everyone dared hope a decade ago.
Island states, threatened by disasters, demand urgent action at U.N. climate talks
Island nations at risk of being erased from the map by rising seas accused rich countries of losing sight of the urgency of the climate crisis on Thursday as a marathon U.N. summit in Madrid entered its final stretch. The two-week negotiations are being watched ...
Greta Thunberg slams 'misleading' climate pledges at chaotic U.N. summit
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg accused rich countries of "misleading" people over climate action at U.N. talks in Madrid on Wednesday hours before a veteran leader of the global environmental movement with whom she shared the podium was locked out of the conference. The U.N. climate ...
