Worlds collide: Trump, Thunberg at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump and 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg seemed to be talking about two entirely different planets at WEF in Davos.
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WEF's top 5 global risks all environmental
WEF's annual compendium of the biggest risks on the planet, released to shape next week's gathering at Davos, overwhelmingly focuses on the climate crisis.
U.N. proposes pact to fight mass extinction
U.N. officials unveiled a sweeping plan to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction, proposing a global wildlife treaty on the scale of the Paris climate accord.
IEA prescribes wholesale power for India
India raised living standards for 1.4 billion citizens by expanding access to cleaner energy sources but must do more for security and growth, IAEA said.
New U.S. "Space Force" may test space law
America's "Space Force," the military's first new branch in more than 70 years, could breach space law and prompt a U.S. withdrawal from yet another treaty.
US$5 billion fund to cut shipping CO2
A London-based trade association proposed creating an organization to run a US$5 billion research fund for eliminating carbon from global shipping.
Marathon U.N. climate summit falls short
The U.N. climate summit ended in Madrid without resolving how to put a price on carbon and only partial agreement on more ambition in cutting pollutants.
Davos reboots for 'stakeholder capitalism'
Ahead of its Davos meeting, the World Economic Forum released a mission statement for 21st century businesses to elevate the importance of doing good.
U.N. warns significant carbon cuts needed
A new U.N. report cautions the world must begin cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7.6% a year starting in 2020 to meet global targets.
France and China advocate multilateralism
France and China urged more global cooperation on climate, biodiversity and trade after the U.S. began withdrawing from the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Scientists declare global climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists warned the world must immediately and fundamentally change if it is going to avert "untold suffering due to the climate crisis."
Trump launches U.S. exit from Paris treaty
The Trump administration notified the U.N. on the first day possible that it will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change a year from now.
World's largest climate fund refills purse
The world's biggest climate fund wrapped up a fundraising conference at Paris with US$9.78 billion in pledges raised from 27 mostly European nations.
New green tech finance platform launches
A group of nations responsible for nearly half of all global warming pollutants launched a new finance initiative to oversee investment in climate technologies.
Swiss add momentum to Europe's Greens
Voters in Switzerland's national elections delivered a major boost to left-leaning Greens who back urgent U.N.-led climate action and other ecological causes.
IMF report says global carbon tax needed
The International Monetary Fund recommended the world adopt a steep global tax on carbon emissions within a decade to slow global warming.