China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership …
2 天之前 — Groups have proposed raising some of those funds with additional taxes on international shipping and aviation. A U.N. study projects that if levies were set somewhere between $150 and $300 for each ton of carbon pollution, the fund could generate as much as $127 billion per year.Other proposals have included taxing fossil fuels, cryptocurrencies and …
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White …
1 天前 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li ...
The UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of …
3 天之前 — PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. head, Pope Francis and others called Monday for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment globally grows. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message to delegates at the fifth review of the International Mine ...
In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which ...
6 天之前 — The Associated Press brought the board game Daybreak to the United Nations climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Experts from three countries were asked to play the game, which involves players working together to curb climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gas emissions when fuels like gasoline, natural gas and coal are burned.
Congressional panel urges toughing the US-China trade relationship
2024年11月19日 — WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional panel has recommended that the U.S. toughen its trade relationship with Beijing, pushing to roll back a nearly 25-year-old decision that helped bring about China's rapid economic growth but that many in Washington now see as hurting U.S. interests.
Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such 'external …
6 天之前 — Despite the upbeat message, the threat of higher tariffs, following on increases during Trump's first administration and additional hikes in import duties by the administration of President Joe Biden, threatens to add to Beijing's woes as China's ruling Communist Party struggles to revive growth and reverse a downturn in the property market and deal with mounting local …
Companies are still committing to net-zero emissions, even if it’s a ...
2024年11月20日 — To join the initiative, companies begin by signing a letter of commitment to set near-term (2030) and long-term (2050) targets for reducing their emissions.Companies have 24 months to develop targets that adhere to SBTi guidelines. If the targets are validated and approved by SBTi, the company announces its targets publicly.
Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again …
2024年11月13日 — President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the meeting will take ...
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin ...
2024年11月11日 — In Baku, Azerbaijan, where the world's first oil well was drilled and the smell of the fuel was noticeable outdoors, the two-week session, called COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt to climate change.
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear …
2024年11月13日 — BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders delivered remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change. Leader after leader ...