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Shell reconsiders decision on key oilfield near Shetland Islands
Shell has not yet sold its interest in the Cambo North Sea project, and still holds a 30% stake. This could produce more than 170 million barrels of oil equivalent.
How does climate change lead to extreme weather? Yahoo News Explains
Climate change is becoming impossible to ignore. In 2021, an estimated four in 10 Americans lived in counties struck by weather disasters. But how exactly does climate change lead to extreme weather? Yahoo News explains.
Climate failure and social inequality top global risks for 2022
Climate risks dominate concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest global risks report.
Spike in coal use helped push U.S. greenhouse gas emissions higher in 2021
In 2021, greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2 percent over the previous year thanks in part to a dramatic surge in coal-fired electricity, according to preliminary data released Monday.
Extreme weather fueled by climate change hit 4 in 10 Americans where they lived in 2021
2021 was a year when extreme weather fueled by climate change became impossible for many Americans to ignore.
Miranda Cosgrove talks 'rewarding' reboot of 'iCarly', hits Forbes 30 under 30
Actress Miranda Cosgrove talks 'iCarly reboot, COVID-19 and saving the planet.
'This is God's creation': Pelosi invokes religion for climate change action after U.N. summit
To emphasize the moral imperative to combat climate change, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invoked her religious beliefs in a press conference on Thursday. She said there is an “obligation for us to hand this planet over to the next generation in a responsible way.”
Would you rent your kids' Christmas presents? Meet the mum who does
Shropshire mum Jen Otter, 34, rents her daughters’ toys for £160 a year – compared to an average spend by parents of £100 on Xmas gifts per child.
5 takeaways from the Glasgow climate change conference
For the past two weeks, the U.N. Climate Change Conference attempted to solve the most daunting challenge facing humanity: how to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep temperatures from rising to even more dangerous levels.
COP26 climate change deal falls short on coal targets
The COP26 climate conference has produced a deal that aims to speed up anti-global warming efforts, but goes soft on coal energy.
Nations reach climate change agreement in Glasgow but follow-through in doubt
Negotiators from nearly every country on Earth reached an agreement Saturday evening at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and to assist developing nations coping with the effects of rising temperatures.
'A huge disconnect': Developing nations say climate change agreement draft is too weak
Developing nations pleaded for more aggressive action to combat climate change on Friday, the last planned day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Glasgow climate change agreement draft 'urges,' 'encourages' and 'emphasizes,' but does not require specific action
On Friday morning, the United Nations Climate Change Conference released the second draft of the forthcoming agreement to combat climate change.
Take 2: Second draft of Glasgow climate change agreement fails to resolve ongoing disputes
Just hours before the U.N. Climate Change Conference was set to wrap up, a new draft report of the final agreement was released showing that key differences remain on how to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
Abolish Friday peak rail fares to tackle emissions, urges charity
A transport charity is calling for the government to take action on rail fares to tackle transport emissions now.
Trump casts shadow over Glasgow climate change negotiations
Democrats from the Biden administration and Congress have been in the unusual position at the U.N. Climate Change Conference of taking the blame for the actions of their archnemesis, former President Donald Trump, in public — and in private as well, Yahoo News has learned.
John Kerry predicts U.S. 'won't have coal' by 2030, but new report raises doubts
John Kerry, President Biden's special envoy on climate, told the U.N. Climate Change Conference Tuesday that the United States would likely phase out coal power within the next nine years.
Infrastructure bill is 'fossil fuel business as usual,' Dem congressman says in Glasgow
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., told Yahoo News that the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill will worsen climate change unless it is paired with the Build Back Better bill that is currently mired in the Senate.
Glasgow to ban all cars from city centre within five years
The move comes as part of Scotland’s wider net zero target of 2045.
Glasgow conference set to fall short of goal to avert catastrophic climate change, report finds
The U.N. Climate Change Conference has resulted in a cascade of pledges from nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but they still fall short of the goal of keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, according to an analysis released Tuesday.
U.S. and China sign agreement to work together on climate change
The United States and China signed an agreement Wednesday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference that John Kerry called “a road map for our future collaboration” to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
US and China will cooperate to limit climate change this decade
The US and China have jointly pledged to limit climate change during the 2020s — though it's not clear how well the countries will hold to that goal.
Activists, experts say draft U.N. climate change agreement isn't strong enough
The first draft of an agreement to combat climate change being negotiated at the U.N. Climate Change Conference was released Wednesday, and while certain provisions represent landmark progress, activists and experts say it falls short of what is needed in several key areas.
Switching to electric cars won't solve climate crisis, transport alliance warns
The group believes shifting more journeys to existing greener forms of transport has greater benefits.
Six major car makers to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2040
Some top car makers as well as governments of some key markets like China, the US and Germany, are missing from the list of signatories.
Buttigieg responds to criticism of remarks on institutional racism
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Yahoo News Senior Climate Editor Ben Adler at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, to talk about infrastructure and the future of mass transportation. During the discussion, Buttigieg responds to conservative backlash over comments he had made Monday, in which he correctly linked the history of highways to institutional racism. "To me, the issue is not in what year did somebody create this problem," Buttigieg says. "If people in 2021 are suffering from a discriminatory policy funded by the federal government, then we as the federal government have a responsibility to fix it."