Paris Climate Accord

UN Climate Negotiators Sweat Over Detail, Deep Political Divides

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 9, 2018

Half-way through talks to breathe life into the Paris climate deal negotiators haggled over how to share the cost of curbing global warming and struggled to bridge deep political divides.

200 Nations Start 2-Week Talks To End Political Divide On Climate Change

World News | Reuters | Monday December 3, 2018

Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to tackle deep political divisions at the most important U.N. meeting on global warming since the landmark 2015 Paris deal to shift away from fossil fuels.

UN Secretary General Thanks PM Modi For Contribution To Paris Agreement

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 1, 2018

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for increasing India's contribution to the Paris Agreement for reducing greenhouse emissions and fighting climate change, according to a UN spokesperson.

US To Miss Paris Climate Pact Target By A Third: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 12, 2018

The United States will fall short by a third on its commitment under the Paris climate treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released Wednesday in San Francisco.

Michael Bloomberg To Write $4.5 Million Cheque For Paris Climate Pact

World News | Reuters | Monday April 23, 2018

Former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday he will write a $4.5 million cheque to cover this year's US financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.

Donald Trump Willing To Sign A Revamped Paris Climate Deal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 28, 2018

President Donald Trump would be willing to sign the US back up to the Paris climate accord, but only if the treaty undergoes major change, he said in comments published Sunday.

Donald Trump Says US Could 'Conceivably' Return To Paris Climate Deal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 11, 2018

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could "conceivably" return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signaling any move in that direction.

World Carbon Emissions On The Rise Again: Study

World News | Reuters | Monday November 13, 2017

World carbon emissions are set to rise 2 percent this year to a new record, scientists said on Monday, dashing hopes that global emissions had already peaked.

Syria To Join Paris Climate Pact, Isolating US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 8, 2017

Syria told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only nation in the world opting to stay outside the landmark treaty.

Trump On 'Wrong Side Of History' On Climate: Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 24, 2017

US President Donald Trump is "standing on the wrong side of history" in withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, former UN chief Ban Ki-moon told AFP in London on Monday.

From Sushma Swaraj At UN, A Measured Rebuttal To Trump's Jab At India

India News | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday September 24, 2017

Reiterating India's commitment to the Paris Climate Accord, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said India's unflinching backing for the climate change pact was an outcome of a philosophy that was at least 5,000 years old. "This is not because we are afraid of any power, influenced by friend or foe, or tempted by some imagined greed," she de...

India Ready To Work Above And Beyond Paris Climate Deal: Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

India has reaffirmed its commitment to the landmark Paris climate change agreement, saying it is willing to "work above and beyond" the pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Rex Tillerson Says US Could Stay In Paris Climate Accord

World News | Reuters | Monday September 18, 2017

The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling a shift in tone from the Trump administration, which angered allies with its decision to pull out of the agreement.

US Says Withdrawing From Paris Accord, Unless Terms Change

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 17, 2017

The White House insisted Saturday the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord without more favorable terms even though European diplomats sense a softening in the US position.

US Will Continue To Participate In Climate Talks Despite Paris Accord Exit

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 5, 2017

The U.S. State Department has officially informed the United Nations it will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement in a document issued on Friday, but left the door open to re-engaging if the terms improved for the United States.