United Nations Climate Conference

At the end of humanity’s hottest year, a crucial climate conference does ‘the bare minimum’

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If ever there was a year that called for bold global action on climate change, it was 2023. In what will likely go down as the hottest year on record – a year of catastrophic flooding, scorching heat waves, devastating wildfires and persistent drought – leaders from nearly 200 countries came together to chart a … Read more

Two US projects highlight divisions over the role of carbon removal in climate action

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By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -In Texas, oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum is building a massive facility to suck 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually to prevent the climate from warming, a project backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in investment firm BlackRock. In Louisiana, a consortium of companies, including Switzerland’s … Read more