Automaking countries press EU to relax rules on CO2 finesSpeaking ahead of a summit of European Union countries' leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it did not make sense to add to the dif...
20 Dec, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
Earth's warming trajectory remains unchanged for 3 years as UN climate talks persistDespite ongoing international climate talks, projections show global temperatures are still on track to rise by a concerning 2.7 degrees Ce...
14 Nov, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar taskAt the UN climate talks in Baku, economists urged developing nations need at least $1 trillion annually by 2030 to combat climate change. T...
14 Nov, 2024, 06.00 PM IST
EU agrees COP29 climate stance, leaving money question unansweredThe EU reveals its stance for the COP29 climate talks, emphasizing the need for broadening the donor base while confronting budget constrai...
15 Oct, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
Climate 'loss and damage' dominates UAE talks ahead of COP28Preliminary talks ahead of COP28 in Dubai have focused on establishing a "loss and damage" fund to aid poorer nations affected by climate c...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
G7 agreed to accelerate phase-out of fossil fuelsThe G7 have appointed themselves leaders in the global mission to decarbonise, and the communique sends an important political signal that ...
16 Apr, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
A problem of plenty! Can sending fewer emails & clearing junk folder reduce individual carbon footprint?Carbon values, as seen in Berners-Lee's book, have varied from 0.3 to 50 grams of CO2e per email.
16 Dec, 2022, 06.59 PM IST
Russia halts Nord Stream 1 gas supply to Europe. Here's whyThrough the shutdown of a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Russia has reduced the quantity of natural gas it supplies to Europe. As a...
31 Aug, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
France accuses Russia over gas supply as Nord Stream shutdown loomsWestern nations fear that Moscow is deliberately driving up gas prices to try to weaken their opposition to its invasion of Ukraine, a tact...
31 Aug, 2022, 12.42 AM IST
Why Russia drives European and British gas pricesRussia had already cut gas flows through Nord Stream to 20% of capacity. Moscow says Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine are hin...
30 Aug, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
EU approves end to combustion engine sales by 2035Environment ministers struck a deal on the proposal after Italy, home to Ferrari NV and Automobili Lamborghini SpA, gave up demands for a f...
29 Jun, 2022, 07.36 AM IST
Health experts pour over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensionsGlobal health experts were under increasing pressure to clear up questions over the safety of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot on Tuesday, as Sw...
16 Mar, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
AstraZeneca boss is in the "hot seat" over vaccine delays, France saysAstraZeneca said last week it would try to deliver 30 million doses to the European Union by the end of March, down from a contractual obli...
16 Mar, 2021, 03.11 PM IST
French vaccine chief expects AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine halt to be temporaryGermany, France and Italy said on Monday they would suspend AstraZeneca inoculations after several countries reported possible serious side...
16 Mar, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdownNew border controls went into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nat...
25 Jan, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
New warning on vaccine supplies sparks EU concernFriday's announcement by the British pharmaceutical firm followed another last week by Pfizer, which said it would delay shipments of its v...
23 Jan, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
French fury after Sanofi says US to get COVID-19 vaccine firstThe French multinational's chief executive Paul Hudson said Wednesday that the US would get first dibs because its government was helping t...
14 May, 2020, 02.56 PM IST