United Nations climate change talks Archives

Global Temperature Jumps Could Bring ‘Wide-Ranging’ Consequences: U.N. Report

Global temperatures could rise sharply this century with "wide-ranging and destructive" consequences after greenhouse gas emissions hit record levels last year, international climate experts warned ...

Insurer AXA Joins Coal Divestment Movement Over Climate Change Risk

France's largest insurer will scrap holdings in coal companies because of concerns about climate change, broadening support for the fossil-fuel divestment movement to a major mainstream investor. AXA ...

Russia Sets Back UN Global Warming Talks 6 Months

The United Nations global warming talks have been set back by six months after Russia and its allies blocked progress at a group charged with implementing decisions of the 190 nations involved in the ...