GLASGOW – UN climate talks entered their final week Monday with countries still worlds apart on key issues including how rapidly the world curbs carbon emissions and how to help nations already impacted by global heating. After a week of headline announcements from host Britain on ending deforestation and phasing out coal, experts say the underlying … Read more
LONDON – “Shameless.” “Sleazy.” “Guilty.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced damning headlines on Thursday that cast his government in a dismal light just as he browbeats world powers to show moral leadership over climate change. The government tore up the rulebook on how parliament polices ethical lapses by its members Wednesday, after an excoriating cross-party … Read more
GLASGOW – India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster announced Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. “By 2070, India will achieve the target of net-zero emissions,” Narendra Modi told more than 120 leaders at the critical talks. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters … Read more
