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UN nature deal calls to protect 30% of planet by 2030
A UN nature deal proposed Sunday calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and asks rich countries to stump up $20 billion in yearly aid for developing nations to save their ecosystems.
China set to offer compromise to save summit nature accord
China, which chairs a high-stakes UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, is due to present a long-awaited compromise text on Sunday in an attempt to seal the "peace pact with nature" that the planet sorely needs.
'Be good ancestors,' youth activists tell ministers at UN nature talks
As the world's environment ministers try to thrash out a new deal for nature, youth activists gathered at a UN summit in Montreal are making it clear that actions taken today will affect generations to come.
What campaigners want to see in UN nature deal
As high-stakes UN biodiversity talks in Montreal draw to a close, delegates will be presented Sunday with a draft deal to safeguard the planet's ecosystems and species by 2030.
Hope stirs for deal to save nature at UN talks
Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction.
At UN summit, new hope for deal to save nature
Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction.
Clock ticking down on vital UN nature talks
Crucial UN talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" were entering their final stages Saturday, officially the last day the world's environment ministers are gathered in Montreal for the COP15 meeting.
Germany cuts the ribbon on first LNG terminal
Germany on Saturday inaugurated its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to life without Russian energy.
Robot plant grows, wilts on fate of UN nature talks
It's not always easy to make sense of the complex environmental diplomacy taking place at a UN summit billed as humanity's last hope to save nature.
Canada increases biodiversity funding in crunch UN talks
Canada said Friday it was ramping up its international biodiversity funding, an overture to developing countries during difficult UN talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact with nature."
Pristine Colombian island in tug of war over coast guard base
Just off Colombia's Pacific coast lies a dot of an island that is postcard perfect: mountains, lush jungle, pristine beaches, humpback whales and other animals that find the place irresistible.
NASA launches satellite for landmark study of Earth's water
A satellite lifted off Friday from California on a mission to survey nearly all bodies of water on Earth, offering key insights on how they influence or are impacted by climate change.
Pristine Colombian island in tug of war over naval base
Just off Colombia's Pacific coast lies a dot of an island that is postcard perfect: mountains, lush jungle, pristine beaches and humpback whales and other critters that find the place irresistible.
EU studies ways to rival vast new US subsidies on greener tech
EU leaders on Thursday tasked the European Commission with coming up with ways to vie with huge US subsidies on greener tech such as electric vehicles to protect the bloc's industrial base.
EU faces subsidy race with US in trade spat
EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday at a summit focusing on a trade dispute with key ally the United States that threatens to trigger a subsidy race between the economic superpowers.
Actor James Cromwell bashes world leaders for absence at UN nature summit
A high-stakes UN summit in Canada seen as vital to saving the world's biodiversity has failed to attract a single world leader beyond the host country's prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Egypt seeks US help in reviving Ethiopia dam deal
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday sought US help in pressing Ethiopia into an agreement on a mega-dam that the parched Arab country sees as an existential threat.
Developing nations demand more money at crunch UN biodiversity talks
The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at UN talks in Montreal aimed at creating a "peace pact with nature."
Developing countries stage walk out at UN biodiversity talks
Delegates from developing countries at high-stakes UN talks on biodiversity staged a late-night walkout after talks broke down with wealthy nations over the contentious issue of funding, officials and non-profit groups said Wednesday.
More financing needed for IMF climate change fund: director
A new fund helping low-income countries tackle the impacts of climate change already has around $40 billion worth of commitments, but this is "nothing in comparison with the needs," IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday.
US researchers announce historic nuclear fusion breakthrough
US researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday, hailing a "landmark achievement" in the quest for a source of unlimited, clean power and an end to reliance on fossil fuels.
Europe's record 2022 wildfires sent carbon emissions soaring: monitors
Wildfires that scorched across Europe this year burned a record land area and stoked carbon emissions, according to an update released on Tuesday by Europe's forest fire and satellite monitors.
LED lightbulbs enter Ukrainian resistance fight
Taken for granted by most consumers in rich countries, the humble LED lightbulb was identified on Tuesday as a strategic ally for Ukraine as Kyiv seeks to resist Russian bombing of its power grid.
Nature guardians: Why Indigenous people are vital for saving biodiversity
For countless generations prior to European colonization, Canada's Indigenous people relied on caribou both as a source of subsistence and as an integral part of their cultural practices.
Franco-US satellite set for unprecedented survey of Earth's water
A Franco-US satellite is due for launch this week on a mission to survey with unprecedented accuracy nearly all water on Earth's surface for the first time and help scientists investigate its impact on Earth's climate.
France bets on tech and transparency to beat Chinese caviar
At the fish farm near Bordeaux, Christophe Baudoin is running an ultrasound device over the belly of a large sturgeon to check its eggs.
Kenya's Maasai swap lion hunts for sports to display their prowess
In a Kenyan reserve near Africa's highest mountain, Maasai youths on Saturday swapped traditional lion hunts for a series of sporting events to test and display their prowess and strength.
Kerry says US could 'tweak' green subsidies after EU anger
The United States is open to amending lucrative green subsidies that have drawn transatlantic anger for allegedly encouraging job losses in Europe, US climate envoy John Kerry said.
Guyana opens bidding for offshore oil blocks
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Friday opened bidding for the exploitation of offshore oil blocks in the tiny country, which has the world's highest reserves of crude oil per capita.
Experts urge caution over biotech that can wipe out insect pests
Dozens of scientists, experts and campaigners called for a ban on the release of genetically-edited organisms into the wild, in a statement Friday warning of potentially severe risks to the world's pollinators.
Industry lobbies against biodiversity goals: research
Lobbyists for pesticide and fertiliser producers are pushing "behind the scenes" against stronger protection for species and ecosystems at the COP15 biodiversity conference, research showed Thursday.
Canada's Alberta province passes bill to ignore federal law
Canada's Alberta province passed a bill Thursday that allows its government to ignore federal laws it deems harmful -- pointing to, for example, measures to curb its oil industry's emissions.