Climate change action needs to go beyond Paris Agreement, says Emmanuel Macron
7 years, 8 months ago

Climate change action needs to go beyond Paris Agreement, says Emmanuel Macron

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Climate change action need to go beyond the 2015 Paris Agreement, French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, in comments reinforcing his earlier position on an international deal hit by US president Donald Trump’s decision to pull out. Paris: Climate change action needs to go beyond the 2015 Paris Agreement, French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, in comments reinforcing his earlier position on an international deal hit by US president Donald Trump’s decision to pull out. “The Paris agreement is… a step in the right direction but it is not enough and we need to continue to advance and show, in terms of concrete plans and financing, our ability to go beyond it,” said Macron. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said that, for his part, the World Bank firmly backed the COP21 Paris climate change agreement.

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Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
4 days, 19 hours ago

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The Quint  

The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it – less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up to the Paris agreement, which obliges countries to submit new proposals for eliminating emissions every five years. Cop30 host Brazil submitted a pledge to reduce …

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson
2 weeks, 5 days ago

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The rollback of pledges by a major economy can lead to missed global climate mitigation targets, but state- and municipal-level policies can still bear positive impacts, said Jim Skea, chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Skea said that withdrawing from an agreement may not mean the country will stop all climate change mitigation activities. Despite this, …

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit

India Today  

Weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, countries remain committed to their climate plans and clean-energy transition, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell said. He also added what China, Brazil and India are doing to reduce emissions, "But in terms of actions being taken, just looking at …

COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible
1 month, 2 weeks ago

COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible

Raw Story  

by Anna PELEGRI Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview. Correa do Lago, the Brazilian foreign ministry's secretary for the environment, said it did not matter if countries …

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action

Live Mint  

Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accords was a decision foretold. Trump has never been shy of airing his deep climate denialism, so it was clear as soon as the US presidential results were announced last November that the US would give up on climate action. For poorer nations, which have largely contributed next to nothing to …

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Raw Story  

The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of U.S. President Donald Trump. On his first day back in the White House, Trump announced the United States would leave the accord, which is managed by the UN climate change body. The move comes as …

What to know about Trump's first executive actions on climate and environment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Trump's first executive actions on climate and environment

India Today  

President Donald Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment. Here are some of Trump’s most notable moves affecting climate and environmental issues in his first week: Pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the …

Paris Agreement: Present tense, future dangerous
2 months ago

Paris Agreement: Present tense, future dangerous

The Hindu  

In January 2015, the Île-de-France region suffered three shooting incidents perpetrated by terrorists. In the face of the world’s fondness for fossil fuels and against the backdrop of uncertainty and apparently imminent chaos, the Paris Agreement was hailed by its negotiators as a triumph of political engagement. Threats of climate feedback The world just before the U.S. presidential elections last …

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations
2 months ago

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations

India Today  

As President Donald Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Climate Accords, experts are concerned about the future of the global climate fight and the urgent funding targets that now seem impossible to be reached. Andre Correa do Lago head of the global COP30 summit, has voiced concerns, saying negotiations will likely be "harder" at the COP30 summit compared …

Renewed calls within Coalition ranks to reconsider climate commitments
2 months ago

Renewed calls within Coalition ranks to reconsider climate commitments

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Peter Dutton is facing calls from within Coalition ranks to dump a commitment to the Paris Climate Accord in the wake of Donald Trump's return to the White House. Tom Lowrey: For some in the coalition, it's bolstering a case to reconsider Australia's place in the global climate pact. Tom Lowrey: Opposition leader Peter Dutton has welcomed Mr …

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
2 months ago

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written in ways that would both try to reduce warming and withstand the changing political winds in the United States. “The Paris Agreement is a framework, not …

Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after Donald Trump’s Paris exit
2 months ago

Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after Donald Trump’s Paris exit

Al Jazeera  

Bloomberg pledges financial support to UN climate body following Trump’s exit from the Paris Agreement. The UN climate change body will receive funding from the foundation of billionaire Michael Bloomberg after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time. Simon Stiell, the UNFCCC’s executive secretary, framed Trump’s decision as a lost …

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?
2 months ago

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?

ABC  

On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump wasted no time dismantling his predecessor's climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance. The United States isn't just a global superpower, it's also the world's second-largest emitter after China, so there were concerns when Trump first withdrew from the Paris Agreement that it would trigger …

Trump-shaped climate disaster
2 months ago

Trump-shaped climate disaster

Hindustan Times  

Contrast the visuals of a burning American city with those of the new American president, Donald Trump, signing an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement minutes into his inauguration. Trump’s withdrawal from what he termed the “unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off” will take a year to materialise. Trump’s assault so far on US climate …

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again
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2 months ago

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again

China Daily  

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order at Capital One Arena in Washington on Monday. LI RUI/XINHUA US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, a move experts warn will undermine global climate efforts, harm the US' international reputation, and result in lost economic opportunities …

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again
2 months ago

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again

China Daily  

Experts say US move will undermine global green efforts US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, a move experts warn will undermine global climate efforts, harm the US' international reputation, and result in lost economic opportunities for the country. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based …

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details
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2 months ago

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details

Hindustan Times  

The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. A view shows a protest projection set up by Greenpeace activists onto the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, in Berlin, Germany January 21. The Paris agreement is a …

DC Edit | America’s ‘golden age’ may not glitter for all
2 months ago

DC Edit | America’s ‘golden age’ may not glitter for all

Deccan Chronicle  

The Donald Trump quadrennial has well and truly begun. Tossed out along with membership of the World Health Organisation is America’s signature on the Paris Agreement, which means climate change action would be the most affected. Along with the EVs that seemed to be the world’s answer to urban pollution and its effect on global warming, out goes America’s participation …

Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
2 months ago

Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. When the agreement was signed Dec. 12, 2014, then-President Barack Obama called it “the best chance to save the one planet we have.” Environmentalist activists form a human chain representing the peace sign and the spelling …

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts
2 months ago

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts

Live Mint  

Donald Trump on Monday pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change—just as he did in 2016 during his first stint as president – citing Chinese carbon emissions. Global climate action at risk Experts said the developed world may find it difficult to plug the gap left by the US withdrawal. “The impact of US's withdrawal from …

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again
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2 months ago

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order soon after taking office on Monday directing the US’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, weakening what has, over the past four years especially, become a global movement to combat the …

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
2 months ago

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

Associated Press  

DAVOS, Switzerland — As expected, day two of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland witnessed strong responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and remain a part of the global climate pact. European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen …

Trump’s second term as US president is a threat to global democracy, security and our planet
2 months ago

Trump’s second term as US president is a threat to global democracy, security and our planet

The Independent  

Donald Trump’s first term was chaotic; his second term will be far more dangerous. Against a backdrop of global instability, Trump’s return threatens democracy, climate action, and security worldwide. Ironically, Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation will likely involve alliances of his own – with far-right leaders and autocrats. The US has never led on climate ambition, given the continued …

Explained: The fallout as Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement
2 months ago

Explained: The fallout as Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement

Firstpost  

On Day 1 of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US’ exit from the landmark Paris Agreement that set a goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Now that the American president has again decided to leave the international climate change treaty, here’s what it means President Donald Trump has said the US will …

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again
2 months ago

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again

Deccan Chronicle  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.Trump's action, hours after he was sworn in to a second term, echoed his directive in 2017, when he announced …

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts
2 months ago

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal for the second time in a decade as he signed a series of executive actions hours after being sworn in on Monday. Experts said Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a multilateral arrangement to keep global warming from reaching dangerous levels, sets a poor precedent for developing countries …

Trump signs executive order to pull US out of Paris agreement to fight climate change
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order to pull US out of Paris agreement to fight climate change

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump on Monday has, for the second time, signed an executive order to begin the process of pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The order to exit from the deal was signed by Trump during his first hours in office on Monday US President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital …

President Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from Paris climate accord
Top News
2 months ago

President Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from Paris climate accord

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement for a second time. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday. Donald Trump followed this by signing a formal letter to the United Nations, notifying the global body …

Trump signs executive order on withdrawing US from Paris climate agreement again as he begins second term
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order on withdrawing US from Paris climate agreement again as he begins second term

India TV News  

Donald Trump inauguration: In a controversial move marking his return to the presidency, Donald Trump has announced the United States will once again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement. However, environmental advocates and world leaders have expressed dismay, warning that the US exit undermines coordinated global action and sets back critical progress in addressing the planet’s escalating climate challenges. …

‘We will drill, baby, drill’: Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal
2 months ago

‘We will drill, baby, drill’: Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal

Al Jazeera  

For a second time, US President Donald Trump promises to pull the US from a global agreement that most countries, except Iran, Libya and Yemen, are party to. In his first 24 hours in office, US President Donald Trump for a second time repealed the United States’ participation in the Paris Agreement. “Let’s not forget the lifting of the export …

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
2 months ago

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

LA Times  

President Trump talks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. As expected, Day 2 of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, witnessed strong responses to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and …

Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris Accords: How it will weaken the climate fight
2 months ago

Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris Accords: How it will weaken the climate fight

India Today  

President Donald Trump, in his first action as the President, once again withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords. The move removes the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The move comes in the backdrop of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires, which were a direct result …

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s order says the Paris accord is among a number of international agreements that don’t reflect U.S. values and …

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, again: White House
2 months ago

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, again: White House

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the White House said on Monday, removing the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The announcement to withdraw from Paris climate agreement reflects Trump’s skepticism about global warming. The decision would place the …

Trump Is Once Again Quitting The Paris Climate Accords
2 months ago

Trump Is Once Again Quitting The Paris Climate Accords

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump is once again withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accords, pulling the nation whose factories, cars and power plants contributed the most cumulative planet-heating pollution to the atmosphere out of the first global pact to slash carbon emissions enough to prevent the world’s average temperature from reaching dangerous new heights. “We’re going …

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance
4 months ago

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance

NL Times  

Rich countries negotiating support for developing countries at the climate summit in Baku are prepared to pay 300 billion dollars a year in climate aid from 2035, sources told Reuters news agency. European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says it is "doubtful" whether the climate summit in Azerbaijan will have a successful outcome. COP29 actually ended on Friday, but on Saturday the …

Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29
4 months, 1 week ago

Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29

Firstpost  

Trump’s election sweep has cast a long shadow over proceedings in Azerbaijan, with concerns that the imminent US withdrawal from the landmark 2015 Paris deal could undermine ambition around the negotiating table Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP Global action on climate change “is robust and …

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The next President of the US, the world’s second biggest polluter, is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back …

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline
4 months, 2 weeks ago

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline

The Hindu  

COP29, termed the “climate finance COP,” has one major objective: establishing a concrete financial commitment from developed countries to support climate action in developing nations. As the United Nations climate talks begin in Baku, the primary debate centers on who will provide funding and, more crucially, how much is needed. However, discussions are likely to be tense following the re-election …

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming

The Hindu  

The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by the re-election of Donald Trump, who has pledged to row back on the United States' carbon-cutting commitments. But Trump's return will loom over the discussions, with fears that an imminent US departure from the landmark Paris agreement to limit global warming could mean less ambition around …

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. But she added: “The Paris Agreement has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country’s policy.” The United Nations’ annual climate negotiations to follow on the Paris accord start next …

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump

The Hindu  

Many goals related to climate change and public health have important deadlines by 2030: reducing carbon emissions, financing poorer countries’ climate mitigation and adaptation plans, protecting biodiversity, anticipating future pandemics, and instituting sustainable development. He also vitiated scientific collaborations by raising the bogeyman of “hidden” political agendas and, after his appointees to the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, weakened …

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0

Politico  

Diplomats, ministers, green advocates and businesses alike avoided engaging publicly with the prospects of a Trump win during nearly a week of events at the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, both held in New York as a catastrophic hurricane was bearing down on Florida and the Southeast. “My expectation is, certainly if Trump wins, that he’ll pull us …

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future

India Today  

As we enter the ninth year since the Paris Climate Agreement, the world has set a new record with the highest temperatures ever documented, as global warmth surpasses the 1.5°C threshold. THE PARIS AGREEMENT: A PACT TO TEMPER THE EARTH In December 2015, the world made a solemn vow in the heart of Paris, uniting in a historic commitment to …

Trump would withdraw US from Paris climate treaty again, campaign says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump would withdraw US from Paris climate treaty again, campaign says

Politico  

When asked Friday if Trump would repeat his removal of the United States from the landmark climate agreement, Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied, “Yes, he has said that” he would. Leavitt did not respond to a question on whether Trump was considering having the United States leave the UNFCCC, which would be an even bigger setback to …

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks

Live Mint  

DUBAI—Officials from the United Arab Emirates leading talks at the United Nations climate conference proposed a compromise agreement on Wednesday that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, seeking to bridge differences between big energy-producing nations and countries that want to completely phase out coal, oil and natural gas. The proposed deal, circulated after all-night talks, calls …

France’s Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years
1 year, 6 months ago

France’s Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Monday unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country’s climate-related commitments within the next seven years, including via reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use. Macron said France’s goal to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, in line with a European Union target, …

The New Delhi Declaration and Paris Agenda show a way forth
1 year, 6 months ago

The New Delhi Declaration and Paris Agenda show a way forth

Live Mint  

At the end of June, a historic summit on international solidarity concluded the Paris Agenda for People and the Planet. Two, facing different needs, countries may need to pursue diverse transition paths while coming together to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Fortunately, we have already achieved the target of $100 billion worth of special drawing rights …

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