Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
Baku (AFP) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed ...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Tag: climate change
UN carbon market inches closer after COP29 agreement
Paris (AFP) - The creation of a UN-backed global carbon market has taken a step closer to reality with governments ...
UK to beef up its emissions cuts as it bids to be ‘climate leader’
Baku (AFP) - The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, ...
Nations to submit boosted climate plans: what’s at stake?
Paris (AFP) - Nations have begun setting carbon-cutting targets for the decade ahead, and how ambitious these pledges are could ...
Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals
Edinburgh (AFP) - Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and ...
Climate change poses multiple risks for banks
Paris (AFP) - Climate change poses risks to banks on several levels: it can directly impact their finances, tarnish their ...
Trump’s climate denial and green rollbacks poised to fuel warming
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's election victory puts a climate change denier back in the White House, poised to dismantle ...
‘Incalculable’ bill awaits Spain after historic floods
Madrid (AFP) - Spain's deadliest floods in a generation ravaged one of the nation's key economic regions and will leave ...
Norway speeds ahead of EU in race for fossil-free roads
Oslo (AFP) - On the quiet streets of an Oslo suburb, electric vehicles are parked in nearly every other driveway ...
Greenland seeks to capitalise on ‘last-chance tourism’
Maniitsoq (Denmark) (AFP) - A frozen landscape with breathtaking views, Greenland wants to attract more tourists, but its remote location ...
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