There is a "catastrophic" gap between national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the actions needed to cap global warming below two degrees Celsius, the UN's environment chief warned Tuesday, days ahead of global climate talks in Bonn.
Even if fulfilled, these pledges -- inscribed along with the 2 C target in the 2015 Paris climate pact -- wouldRead more
There is a "catastrophic" gap between national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the actions needed to cap global warming below two degrees Celsius, the UN's environment chief warned Tuesday, days ahead of global climate talks in Bonn.
Even if fulfilled, these pledges -- inscribed along with the 2 C target in the 2015 Paris climate pact -- wouldRead more
There is a "catastrophic" gap between national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the actions needed to cap global warming below two degrees Celsius, the UN's environment chief warned Tuesday, days ahead of global climate talks in Bonn.
Even if fulfilled, these voluntary pledges -- inscribed along with the 2 C target in the 2015 Paris climate pact --Read more
The situation in Libya remains almost catastrophic despite the arrival of the Presidential Council in Tripoli and the fact that the interim Government of National Accord had been formed, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told journalists on Thursday.
"It’s good that certain progress has been made but of course the situation remains almost catastrophic," the RussianRead more
Extremist "madmen" from the Islamic State group would not hesitate to launch a catastrophic nuclear attack, US President Barack Obama warned at a global summit in Washington.
Hoping to galvanize global action to prevent jihadists from getting hold of nuclear weapons or material for a "dirty bomb," Obama painted an apocalyptic picture of the impact of a nuclear terror attack. Read more