turbines
Air/Climate

A Climate Change Competition Without a Winner

PARIS, France, December 9, 2015 (ENS) – For the 11th consecutive year, Climate Action Network Europe and Germanwatch this week released the 2016 Climate Change Performance Index, CCPI, research that ranks the climate actions of 58 countries. […]

delegates
Air/Climate

COP21: Paris Climate Outcome Draft Sparks Protests

PARIS, France, December 9, 2015 (ENS) – With just two days to go before the United Nations COP21 climate talks in Paris are scheduled to conclude, it’s crunch time for the negotiating ministers. The latest version of the draft outcome text released today outlines the choices still on the table. […]

solar
Air/Climate

COP21: Global Green Bank Network Debuts in Paris

PARIS, France, December 7, 2015 (ENS) – Six green banks and two nonprofit groups today announced they are establishing a Green Bank Network to bring billions of dollars in new investments to support renewable energy and energy efficiency – creating jobs and helping to limit climate change. […]

electric car
Air/Climate

China Fights Smog With Soaring Electric Car Sales

BEIJING, China, December 7, 2015 (ENS) – Electric car sales in China are expected to reach 220,000 to 250,000 this year, surpassing the United States to rank first worldwide, according to the latest projection from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. […]

entrance
Air/Climate

Guide to Paris Climate Talks: Halftime Notes

WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2015 (ENS) – The 2015 meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, is just past the halfway mark. Many observers expect the meeting to be extended a few days, but Friday, December 11 is the last official day of the 12-day gathering. […]

Fabius
Air/Climate

Subnational Emissions Cuts Surpass Global Iron, Steel

PARIS, France, December 4, 2015 (ENS) – “The many thousands of governors, mayors, companies and investors who have so publicly committed to climate action are telling governments that our job in Paris is a climate change agreement that opens every possible door … […]

Air/Climate

COP21: Billions in Climate Funding Flow in Paris

PARIS, France, December 1, 2015 (ENS) – France will invest a total of €2 billion in renewable energy in Africa in 2016-20, other nations pledged billions to help vulnerable countries, and high-tech leaders offered billions for clean energy development. […]

Ban, Xi, Fabius
Air/Climate

COP21 Paris Opens With Hope and Determination

PARIS, France, November 30, 2015 (ENS) – The United Nations’ two-week climate conference opened here today with a bouquet of speeches from world leaders, billions in funding pledges, and innovative ideas to help humanity battle climate change. […]

shoes
Air/Climate

570,000 March for Climate, Just Empty Shoes in Paris

PARIS, France, November 29, 2015 (ENS) – On the eve of the Paris Climate Summit, more than 570,000 people around the world took to the streets this weekend for a record-breaking Global Climate March. They sent a message to world leaders meeting in Paris Monday “to scale up action on climate change.” […]

Eiffel Tower
Air/Climate

Guide to Paris Climate Talks: Newbie Green Climate Fund

WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2015 (ENS) – The phrase “climate financing” makes even the most dedicated observer yawn. But not so quick … resist the urge. Flows of money from richer to poorer nations through entities like the new Green Climate Fund will be an important part of any global warming fix. […]

diplomats
Air/Climate

Guide to Paris Climate Talks: People to Watch

WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2015 (ENS) – In 10 days, world leaders will convene in Paris to forge a first universal, legally-binding pact to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. With many sticking points still unresolved after years of negotiating, completing an agreement hinges on the interaction of personalities around the table. […]

demo
Air/Climate

Paris Terrorist Attacks Shut Down Climate Marchers

PARIS, France, November 19, 2015 (ENS) – The French government has forbidden the planned climate march and civil demonstrations in Paris that were to have involved hundreds of thousands of people trying to motivate climate negotiators to write a strong agreement to halt global warming. […]

fire
Air/Climate

NOAA: Last Month Was the Warmest October in History

WASHINGTON, DC, November 15, 2015 (ENS) – With just 12 days until the United Nations climate conference in Paris, where world leaders are expected to agree on a legally-binding pact to limit climate change, U.S. scientists today said October 2015 was the warmest October on record. […]

Air/Climate

Guide to Paris Climate Talks: The Sticking Points

WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2015 (ENS) – From November 30 through December 11, the world will gather in Paris to approve a new universal agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions that is legally binding upon all nations, developed and developing alike. Here are the basic facts for understanding this crucial meeting. […]

maize
Air/Climate

Malawi’s Rural Districts Prepare for Climate Impacts

LILONGWE, Malawi, November 2, 2015 (ENS) – This year, Malawi experienced exceptionally heavy rains that led to serious flooding in 15 districts. Villages, homes, crops and property were destroyed and lives and livestock lost in this landlocked country in southeast Africa. […]

Alaska
Air/Climate

UNFCCC: National Climate Plans ‘Down Payment on a New Era’

BONN, Germany, October 30, 2015 (ENS) – Climate change reduction pledges filed by 147 governments with the UN’s climate agency will go a long way towards limiting global warming, but the total does not meet the agreed goal of keeping it below 2 degrees Celsius, the United Nations said today. […]