global warming

Trump ‘would have loved’ to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

7:29 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have loved to have met Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg at Davos but added that she should not focus her anger on the United States. “I would have loved to have seen her,” Trump told reporters before leaving the luxury Swiss resort, while claiming that […]

Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes

9:05 pm January 21, 2020

Davos, Switzerland: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s led a “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change issues that are a focus of this year’s gathering of top business and political leaders in the Swiss Alps. Trump kept to […]

Davos chief welcomes views of Trump, Greta Thunberg at forum

11:57 pm January 19, 2020

Davos (Switzerland): The head of the World Economic Forum says it’s “reassuring” that US President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg will both return to its annual meeting in Davos this year, noting that concerns about the environment will be a key topic. WEF founder Klaus Schwab sees vast changes in business, society and culture over […]

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UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

12:58 pm December 2, 2019

Madrid: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the point of no return. Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the impact of […]

Zero-hour on climate, but UN talks in another time zone

12:55 pm December 2, 2019

Madrid: Global talks tasked with neutralising the threat of global warming get underway in Madrid Monday, but their narrow focus on rules and procedures remains out of sync with the world’s climate-addled future. Mindful of this gap, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that a “point-of-no-return” in the climate crisis is “in sight and […]