Russia needs to invest up to $54 bln a year to reduce carbon footprint - cenbank
Russia, the world's fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will utilise from 1% to 2% of its gross domestic product to cut net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
S.Africa will only accept $8.5 bln green energy deal on good terms, president says
World's 12th biggest emitter of climate-warming gases will only take funding pledged by rich nations to help it shift from coal to green energy if it helps reduce debt and create jobs
Brazil faces economic pain as Amazon forest destruction dries up water supplies
Brazil has lost nearly 16% of its surface water in the past 30 years - and scientists warn rising deforestation is set to worsen shortages, hurting power providers and farmers
Brazil faces economic pain as Amazon forest destruction dries up water supplies
Brazil has lost nearly 16% of its surface water in the past 30 years - and scientists warn rising rates of deforestation are set to worsen shortages, hurting power providers and farmers
China CO2 emissions fall for first time since COVID rebound, report says
The fall marks a turnaround from an approximately 9% increase in emissions in the first half of 2021, when China's post-COVID-19 economic recovery was in full swing
China plans methane emission controls in key industries
China and the US have unveiled a deal earlier this month to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by cutting methane emissions
Australian parliament clears way for offshore wind farms
Locations that have been identified by Australia's energy market operator as ideal for offshore wind farms are near industrial hubs that currently rely on coal-fired power
Germany hits renewable accelerator, targets coal exit by 2030
Germany aims for renewables to account for 80% of the country's gross electricity demand by 2030
Swiss wind park ordered to scale back to protect birds
A planned wind park which had aimed to deliver 16 megawatts of energy by 2023 through six new wind turbines has been ordered to scale back
Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up
With natural gas prices near record highs, several other countries are temporarily making the switch back to coal