World Oct 25 World set to miss goal of $100 billion climate aid pledged to poor Officials say a target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each year to tackle global warming will be missed, dealing a blow to the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.
World Oct 11 German companies urge next government to step up on climate Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord.
World Oct 07 WATCH: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that an independent press is vital in promoting peace.
Science Oct 05 WATCH: Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for finding an “ingenious” and environmentally cleaner way to build molecules that can be used to make a variety of compounds, including medicines and pesticides.
World Sep 17 U.N. says climate pledges put world on ‘catastrophic pathway’ The head of the United Nations says cuts in greenhouse gas emissions so far pledged by governments put the world on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future.
World Sep 16 ‘Rapid’ reduction in greenhouse gas emissions needed to curb climate change, U.N. chief says Antonio Guterres warned governments that climate change is proceeding faster than predicted and fossil fuel emissions have already bounced back from a pandemic dip.
Politics Aug 04 This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."…
World Jul 16 Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods At least 110 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still unaccounted for or in danger.
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold joint press conference Merkel, who had a famously difficult relationship with former President Donald Trump, showed her ease and familiarity with Biden, who has long been a fixture in international politics, repeatedly referring to him as "Dear Joe.”…
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Biden hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office The valedictory visit by Merkel is shadowed by plenty of pressing issues in the U.S.-Germany relationship--including differences over a Russian gas pipeline and outlook on the rise of China as a global power.