Climate action plan

Antonio Guterres. Illustration: TBS
Bloomberg Special

How to foot the bill on urgent climate action

Governments need to make certain that multilateral development banks step up to finance the transition to renewable energy

US President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn after disembarking from Marine One as he returns from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with the first lady at the White House in Washington, US, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
USA

Biden to announce executive actions on climate

FILE PHOTO: The opencast lignite mine Nochten and the coal-fired power Boxberg Power Station, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) company, is pictured in Nochten, Germany, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
Europe

Fight over funding threatens EU deal on new climate laws

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Global Economy

G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track

A delegate takes a picture of a chart showing sea ice coverage during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 11, 2021. REUTERS
Climate Change

Global energy and funding shocks test climate commitments

US President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Biden spends the weekend at the US presidential retreat at Camp David, in this official White House handout photo released after the call took place in Thurmont, Maryland, US February 12, 2022. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

This Earth Day, Biden faces 'headwinds' on climate agenda

A person passes by on a scooter in front of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Climate Change

Gates Foundation, Qatar to spend $200m on climate-adaptive agriculture

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Environment

Momen calls to expand sustainable and advanced tech support for developing countries

Brac Executive Director Asif Saleh. Illustration: TBS
Economy

Brac’s unique climate finance mechanism to be introduced in Africa: Asif Saleh

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends a meeting at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads prayer from his window at the Vatican LONDON (Reuters) -Political leaders must give "concrete hope" to future generations that they are taking the radical steps needed to tackle climate change when they meet at COP26, Pope Francis said in a message released in Friday.
World+Biz

Pope Francis: COP26 must offer concrete hope to future generations

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World+Biz

Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of UN conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia September 27, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
World+Biz

Putin blames Europe energy market 'hysteria' on green transition

Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans speaks during a news conference during the pre-COP26 climate meeting in Milan, Italy October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
World+Biz

Surprised if any significant coal industry existed after 2040, EU's Timmermans says