This picture taken Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris.(ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed introducing a gas price cap for one year from Jan 1, 2023, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters that has so far […]
Participants arrive at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, during the COP27 climate conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, on Nov 17, 2022. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, concluded on Sunday with the reaching […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister and Egypt's COP27 President Sameh Shoukry attends an informal stocktaking session during the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 18, 2022. (MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Negotiators were poised to make a final push for a deal at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt on […]
A participant walks at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, during the COP27 climate conference, on Nov 14, 2022. (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Tuesday began the hard slog of finding common ground […]
JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – State-owned energy company PT Pertamina committed to support the Indonesian government to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060 through the decarbonization initiatives program currently implemented by the company. Senior Vice President of Strategy and Investment of Pertamina Daniel Purba speaks at a discussion organized […]
In this file photo taken on Aug 15, 2020, smoke rises from an illegally lit fire in Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) NUSA DUA, Indonesia – The world's three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Monday formally launched a […]
Displaced people stand on flooded highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, Sept 16, 2022. (AKHTAR SOOMRO / REUTERS) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – A G7-led plan dubbed "Global Shield" to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters was launched at the UN COP27 summit on Monday, although some questioned the effectiveness of […]
A picture shows the entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort of the same name, on Nov 7, 2022, during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP27. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – This year's COP27 climate summit in Egypt […]
A police officer stands in front of the entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Nov 9, 2022. (EMILIE MADI / REUTERS) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – One week into this year's UN climate summit in Egypt, frustrations were starting […]
A farmer harvests wheat in Nanyang city, China's Henan province, May 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) LONDON — Food imports costs across the world are on course to hit a near $2 trillion record in 2022, piling pressure on the globe's poorest countries who likely shipped in considerably less volumes of food, the UN Food […]
This aerial photo taken on Aug 15, 2019, shows icebergs as they float along the eastern cost of Greenland near Kulusuk. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP) LONDON – The world is falling far short at rounding up money to help struggling nations adapt to the increasingly dangerous impacts of climate change, according to a report released […]
Gasoline and diesel prices are displayed near a gas station in Rome, Italy, June 23, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BRUSSELS – The question of how, when and whether to cap gas prices is set to dominate another meeting of European Union countries on Wednesday, as they pursue a joint plan to target high gas prices […]
A woman crosses a bridge in front of the Kremlin in central Moscow on Oct 4, 2022. (YURI KADOBNOV / AFP) BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) on Thursday adopted a new package of sanctions aimed at stepping up and reinforcing restrictive measures against Russia, the Council of the EU said in a statement. The […]
JAKARTA, Oct 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The third G20 Sherpa meeting in Yogyakarta has concluded with G20 member countries agreeing to seek solutions to myriad global problems. The 3rd Sherpa Meeting G20 Indonesia delegations travel around Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday (29/9). (ANTARA PHOTO/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/POOL/rwa/FR) “During this […]
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussel on June 16, 2022. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) BRUSSELS – The European Commission has warned EU countries that a broad cap on gas prices could be complex to launch and pose risks to energy security, amid calls from countries for Brussels to step in […]
A commercial plane takes off after sunset from Geneva Airport in Geneva on July 18, 2019. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada – Some 2,000 delegates from 167 countries gathered in-person and virtually on Tuesday at the Montreal headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization for its 41st assembly which highlights net-zero emissions, post-COVID resilience […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (front) speaks during the opening of the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept 20, 2022. (WANG YING / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the world is in big trouble and needs […]
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 15, 2022. (SONNY TUMBELAKA / POOL / AFP) WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday confirmed that it is moving toward expanding emergency financing for countries hit by […]
This photo taken on April 23, 2019 shows a man walking past wind turbines at the Phu Lac wind farm in southern Vietnam's Binh Thuan province. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) Building a more climate-resilient economy is needed in the post-pandemic recovery, with Indonesia urging G20 members to promote “environmental multilateralism” to arrest global warming. Indonesia […]
A picture shows a view of the Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile river at al-Damazin in southeastern Sudan, on Nov 27, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP) KHARTOUM – Ethiopia on Monday expressed readiness to negotiate with Sudan and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under the patronage of the African Union. The third filling […]