Climate
Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out
By Tilman Blasshofer BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election...
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‘Hard diplomacy’, Labour’s Miliband says UK PM is miles off U.N. climate success
By Elizabeth Piper BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson must do the "hard yards of diplomacy" if...
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In Iceland’s election, political stability again at stake
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Icelanders ended voting late on Saturday in an election that could have a messy outcome with a...
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World’s youth take to the streets again to battle climate change
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent...
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Vanuatu to push international court for climate change opinion
(Reuters) - Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and...
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In ageing Germany, the young get desperate over climate
BERLIN (Reuters) - In one of the world's most aged countries, some young people are resorting to drastic measures to...
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Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants, aims to be net-zero emitter by 2050
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will cease building new coal-fired power plants and achieve net-zero carbon emissions...
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Get up, stand up: Barbados leader invokes Marley to goad U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An impassioned Barbados prime minister on Friday sought to spur meaningful action from...
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Argentine artist reflects Parana River drought in giant murals
By Lucila Sigal SAN NICOLAS DE LOS ARROYOS, Argentina (Reuters) - In the Argentine city of San Nicolas de los...
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‘Death sentence’: low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N
By Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders...
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EU countries struggle to agree approach to COP26 climate talks
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are struggling to agree their negotiating position for the COP26 climate...
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Norway’s election winners meet in bid to form majority government
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's centre-left election winners were meeting on Thursday for three-way talks to determine whether...
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Canada fossil fuel workers want victorious Trudeau to keep retraining pledge
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's narrow election victory this week reinforced Canada's commitment to...
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New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels
By Stephanie Nebehay and Andrea Januta GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation (WHO) tightened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday...
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In climate pledge, Xi says China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad
By Valerie Volcovici, David Brunnstrom and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that...
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At U.N., Biden promises ‘relentless diplomacy,’ not Cold War
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden mapped out a new era of...
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Biden, UK’s Johnson talk trade and trains in White House meeting
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday...
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U.N. chief welcomes U.S., China climate moves, but long way to go
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed climate pledges by the United States and China at the annual...
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U.N. chief grades world on vaccine rollout: ‘F in Ethics’
(Correct typo in first paragraph) By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reprimanded the world on...
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EU states breached air pollution limits in 2020 despite COVID
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Most European Union countries broke at least one air pollution limit last year, even...
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