Newsroom Media Coverage View IISD's latest media coverage from around the world. Press Media Coverage What's new in sustainable development Recent news coverage about IISD Displaying 861 - 880 of 1935 Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5 degrees Celsius climate target: UN The world's nations are currently planning to produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the United Nations said on Wednesday (Oct 20). IISD in the news Agence France-Presse October 20, 2021 Fossil fuel production must be cut in half to control global warming: study Plans for fossil fuel production around the world are twice the level necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a report released Wednesday. IISD in the news The Hill October 20, 2021 Why fossil fuel subsidies are so hard to kill Fossil-fuel subsidies are one of the biggest financial barriers hampering the world's shift to renewable energy sources. Each year, governments around the world pour around half a trillion dollars into artificially lowering the price of fossil fuels — more than triple what renewables receive. This is despite repeated pledges by politicians to end this kind of support, including statements from the G7 and G20 groups of nations. IISD in the news Nature October 20, 2021 Fossil fuel production around the world is more than DOUBLE what's currently allowed under the Paris Agreement: Countries are producing over twice the amount of coal and 60% more oil than set by 2015 climate pact The world needs to cut its production of coal, oil and gas by more than half in the coming decade to even have a chance of meeting strict climate standards established by the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to findings from the United Nations. IISD in the news The Daily Mail and the Associated Press October 20, 2021 Les gouvernements misent davantage sur les énergies fossiles (in French) Un récent rapport du Programme pour l’Environnement de l’ONU révèle l’écart plus important entre la production de combustibles fossiles prévue par 15 pays et les niveaux de production acceptables pour limiter le réchauffement à 1,5°C et 2°C. IISD in the news Environnement Magazine October 20, 2021 Fossil-fuel production out of step with net zero: UN report Countries' plans to produce more fossil fuel is "dangerously out of sync" with limits set out in the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions, warns a new United Nations report. IISD in the news iPolitics October 20, 2021 Rich countries to ramp up fossil fuels despite net-zero pledges, says UN Countries' promises to ditch their dirty habits are far from reality. They're globally projecting to produce twice as much fossil fuels by 2030 than the limit needed to keep global warming below 1.5ºC, according to a UN report released on Wednesday. IISD in the news Geneva Solutions October 20, 2021 Big fossil fuel producers' plans far exceed climate targets, U.N. says Major economies will produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than is consistent with meeting climate goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to curb global warming, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday. IISD in the news Reuters October 20, 2021 Lab-grown coffee: Why it's good for planet Earth, but not so for farmers in Ethiopia Scientists in Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre are developing coffee from cell cultures in a laboratory and say that it has a much lesser climatic impact than regular coffee. The 'eco-friendly' coffee may get regulatory approval in the US and Europe in four years, paving the way for commercialisation of the product. IISD in the news CNBC October 19, 2021 How natural gas could thwart or support India's renewables progress As India builds more supply infrastructure and power generation capacity for natural gas, experts say its use must be limited to that of a 'transition fuel' from coal to renewable energy. IISD in the news Business Standard October 19, 2021 The Campaign To Limit Fossil Fuel Supplies With international climate negotiations (COP26) set to get underway in roughly two weeks, there is growing momentum to speed up the energy transition. IISD in the news The Fuse October 18, 2021 Canada won't stop Crown corporations from investing in fossil fuels any time soon. Here's why The federal government has no plans to immediately stop Crown corporations from financing fossil fuel companies, but it's not ruling out pushing them to reduce those supports more quickly, says Canada's environment minister. IISD in the news The Toronto Star October 18, 2021 Why it matters to the world if China delivers on its carbon targets It has been well documented, most recently in last week's International Energy Agency report, that the world's governments have failed keeping up with their own climate change promises. IISD in the news CBC News October 18, 2021 Latest California oil spill paints grim picture for future generations The fossil fuel industry’s grip on politicians blocked meaningful policies that could have protected our climate future and prevented these oil disasters. IISD in the news USA Today October 7, 2021 Emissions tracker: How countries compare ahead of COP26 Time is running out. Nearly every government in the world has signed up to the 2015 Paris Agreement aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change and keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Yet the world is already experiencing 1.2°C of warming on average, with Arctic nations such as Russia and Canada warming at two to three times the rate of other countries around the world. IISD in the news The New Statesman October 5, 2021 What future for oil nations in a zero-carbon world? An oil and gas discovery used to be a dream for developing countries, bringing immense foreign investment and the chance of a miraculous route out of poverty. After 13.1 million tonnes of gas were discovered off the coast of Mozambique in 2010, French energy giant Total announced an investment in the country worth $20bn – nearly twice the size of the country’s economy. IISD in the news The New Statesman October 4, 2021 What's at stake for India and South Asia at COP26? South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and to some of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. IISD in the news Eco-Business October 1, 2021 UK seeks alliance to end public finance for coal, oil and gas projects overseas The UK government is working to launch a coalition of countries and financial institutions committed to end public funding for fossil fuels abroad at UN climate talks in Glasgow this November. IISD in the news Climate Home News October 1, 2021 Energy lawsuits pact seen threatening Paris climate deal Fear of multi-billion-euro lawsuits from fossil fuel investors is putting the Paris agreement on climate change at risk, one of the deal's architects has warned. IISD in the news Reuters October 1, 2021 B.C. subsidizes energy drilling on caribou habitat it promised to protect, study says British Columbia is subsidizing oil and gas well drilling on the same land it has promised to protect for caribou, new research has found. 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