Joe Lo

1 week ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

More frequent and intense heatwaves, driven by climate change, are harming the health and wealth of sellers at the daily street market in the shadow of Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, a study has found. Researchers from Greenpeace India and Workers’ Collective for Climate Justice South Asia interviewed ten market sellers from the huge Lal Qila (Red Fort) Market, as well as activists, social workers working with this community.

2 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

Canadians chose Mark Carney, a former central banker and UN climate envoy who leads the ruling Liberal Party, as their prime minister in Monday’s election, rejecting the anti-climate action Conservative Party of Pierre Poilievre. The election result means that the climate policies of the world’s 12th-biggest emitter will be broadly unchanged, as the Liberals – under Justin Trudeau and now Carney – have governed the North American nation since 2015.

2 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At an energy security summit in London, around 60 government officials delivered sharply different views about the role of fossil fuels and renewables in securing energy supplies, with the US pushing for more fossil fuels and downplaying renewables.

3 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At a high-profile summit in London, Trump administration officials are expected to clash with European politicians and experts over differing visions of what energy security means. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused gas prices to spike, Europe has rushed to roll out renewable electricity and start reducing its dependence on other countries for its energy needs.

3 weeks ago | climatechangenews.com | Joe Lo

At the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this month, governments agreed that, from 2028, all the world’s big ships will have to cut their emissions in line with targets – or face financial penalties. Ship owners must reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they emit per unit of energy, against 2008 levels, by 30% by 2035 and 65% by 2040 on their way to net zero around 2050.