Opec’s declining clout
Oil-producing countries may have preserved their relevance as an economic cartel after deciding to reduce their annual output to avoid ...
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Climate pact won’t cut oil consumption
PARIS, France"•A global pact to battle global warming entered into force last week, but the latest long-term look into the ...
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Reinventing French fizz in face of climate change
By Fanny Lattach REIMS, France"•France’s Champagne country has little to celebrate as global warming threatens to wreak havoc on production, ...
Read morePrepare airports for climate change–UN
Montreal—The UN agency responsible for air travel standards on Tuesday urged airports to start preparing now for severe impacts on ...
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Barrier Reef corals dead, dying
SYDNEY—At least 35 percent of corals in parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are dead or dying from mass bleaching ...
Read moreParis agreement fleshed out
Frontline climate diplomats will seek to translate good intentions into concrete action in Bonn Monday when they gather for the ...
Read more‘Climate change set to hurt food supplies’
PARIS—The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without ...
Read moreUN: Warming vows not enough
PARIS—Carbon-cutting pledges from 146 nations are “far from enough” to stave off dangerous global warming, the UN warned Friday, three ...
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