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Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 03:45 AM

The hottest eight years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2022, with 2016 the warmest. Read more »

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 02:40 AM

The hottest year on record was 2016, followed by 2019 and 2020, it found. Read more »

UK ready to back PH climate change response: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 01:31 PM

The United Kingdom is ready to support the Philippines in its climate change commitments, its envoy said Friday, ahead of the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. Read more »

Legarda urges stronger PH commitment to climate target

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 06:05 PM

Legarda also expects the Philippines to 'bring forward its commitments and deliver on them during COP26 and beyond' in implementing its NDC. Read more »

UK hosts 51 countries for climate talks ahead of COP26

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 25 09:42 AM

Britain hosts climate and environment ministers from 51 countries on Sunday for "critical" climate talks ahead of November's COP26 summit in Glasgow. Read more »

Local initiative to raise awareness on climate change

Unilever
Updated as of Jun 30 11:06 AM

With all eyes on the pandemic, this group aims to highlight a bigger global issue that threatens to destroy the planet. Read more »

S&P Global raises oil price outlook by $5 per barrel for 2021

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 02:26 PM

The financial information and analytics company said Brent Crude may average $65 per barrel for 2021, $60 per barrel for 2022, and $55 per barrel for 2023. Read more »

It is official: US back in the Paris climate club

Valerie Volcovici, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 08:49 PM

The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement on Friday, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades Read more »

Biden announces return to global climate accord, new curbs on US oil industry

Valerie Volcovici and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 11:53 AM

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced America's return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the centerpiece of a raft of day-one executive orders aimed at restoring US leadership in combating global warming. Read more »

Biden's return to Paris pact just first step on US climate action

Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 20 03:01 PM

As Joe Biden leads the United States back into the Paris Agreement on climate change, after taking office Wednesday, diplomats and green groups will breathe a collective sigh of relief - before urging him to step up cuts to US emissions. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 11, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:47 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

"Fight for 1.5"

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 09:07 PM

Climate and youth activists light candles at Liwasang Diokno in Quezon City to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Friday. Read more »

US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:05 PM

The US formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by Trump to withdraw the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. Read more »

Global investor group urges United States to rejoin Paris climate accord

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 08:29 AM

A group representing European and U.S. investors with a collective $30 trillion in assets urged the United States to quickly rejoin a global accord to tackle climate change on Wednesday, as a decision by President Donald Trump to leave the pact came into effect. Read more »

China, EU step up to carbon cut challenge as US exits Paris climate deal

Owen Churchill in United States and Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 20 01:31 PM

Washington is quitting the agreement one day after the US elections but other powers are already taking up the reins. A Biden presidency would be more active on carbon emissions but could still face hurdles in the Senate and Supreme Court. Read more »