Climate Change

June 29, 2025 9:28 AM

EU plans to add carbon credits to new climate goal, document shows

The European Commission is set to propose counting carbon credits bought from other countries towards the European Union's 2040 climate target, a Commission document seen by Reuters showed. The Commission is due to propose a legally binding EU climate target for 2040 on July 2. The EU executive ha...

June 26, 2025 4:01 PM

Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year, report says

Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector hit a record high for the fourth year running last year as fossil fuel use kept rising even as renewable energy reached a record high, the Energy Institute's annual statistical review of world energy showed on Thursday.   The report's figures...

June 11, 2025 10:36 AM

May was world’s second-hottest on record, EU scientists say

The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began, a month in which climate change fuelled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday. Last month was Earth's second-warmest May on record - exceeded only by May 2024 - rounding out the northern hemisphere's s...

June 10, 2025 9:23 AM

France, Brazil launch initiative to scale up ocean-focused climate action

On the first day of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), France and Brazil have launched a landmark international initiative to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. The Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge calls on all countries to place the ocean at the heart o...

June 6, 2025 11:22 AM

Trump ban on entry of international Harvard students blocked by US judge

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from barring U.S. entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University. Under a two-page temporary restraining order granted to Harvard, U.S. District Judge Allison...

May 30, 2025 12:49 PM

Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after village destroyed by glacier

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed amid the risk of flooding in the Alpine valley. A deluge of millions of cubic meters of ice, mud and rock crashed dow...

May 29, 2025 1:28 PM

Red alert in Nilgiris, Coimbatore Ghat areas as heavy rains trigger landslides

A red alert has been issued for the ghat regions of Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts for May 29 and 30, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The alert follows continuous downpours that have already triggered landslides and roadblocks in the Ni...

May 29, 2025 1:23 AM

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, waterlogging disrupts daily life

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai on Wednesday, flooding several parts of the city. Thane too saw intense showers, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) having earlier predicted overcast skies throughout the day. Parts of Mumbai’s Sion locality were waterlogged following the heavy rain, disrup...

May 28, 2025 12:55 PM

EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal

The European Union is nearly on track to reach its main climate target for this decade, with countries' existing CO2-cutting plans set to bring the bloc within one percentage point of the goal, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The EU is on course to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions...