Paris climate change agreement

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action, UN chief warns

Unchecked rising temperatures are leading to deadly floods, brutal heatwaves and other extreme weather events.

UN sees global warming exceeding projections, even in best-case scenario

The report projected global warming of 2.8 deg C by 2100 under current policies.

COP31 organisers aim to break negotiating deadlock with bold climate blueprint

Pacific leaders and delegates posing for a family photo at the conclusion of the final day of the Pacific Pre-COP31 Summit in Nadi, Fiji.

‘Not a single minute to lose’: COP31 chief slams nations for dodging climate responsibility

COP31 President Murat Kurum says keeping rising global temperature in check “is a matter of survival”.

Singapore to contribute $19.2m to global facility to spur international carbon trading

Singapore will invest US$15 million (S$19.1 million) to support the development of international carbon trading amid growing economic pressures and geopolitical uncertainty.

Carbon tax-paying firms can carry over unused offsets to 2026 amid limited carbon credit supply

Firms liable for carbon tax here will be allowed to roll over their unused offset limit from 2025 to 2026 due to the lack of eligible carbon credits.

Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn

An Iraqi farmer looks at potato crops affected by a heatwave and environmental and climate changes, in Mosul, Iraq.

News analysis

India updates climate targets as energy crisis bites

A man rides a motorcycle through a field of solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park at Patan district, Gujarat, India, on Sept 12, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS

Trump pulls out of global climate treaty

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum, pulling the US from the climate pact and 65 other international organisations and treaties

Commentary

COP30 was marked by fire and doused in rain. But UN climate summits can still work

People using fire extinguishers to put out a fire at COP30 on Nov 20.

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