Sharon Kimathi

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The projected 10% cut is far short of the 60% emissions drop needed by 2035 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

Billionaire investor and philanthropist Bill Gates called on world leaders on Tuesday to adapt to extreme weather and focus on improving health outcomes rather than temperature reduction targets ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

This is an excerpt of the Sustainable Switch Climate Focus newsletter, where we make sense of companies and governments grappling with climate change on Fridays.

We take a look at the background of the shutdown and the people affected. Spoiler: it's federal workers.

Global investors managing over $3 trillion in assets called on governments on Monday to stop and reverse deforestation and ecosystem degradation by 2030, in a statement signed ahead of a U.N. climate conference in Brazil next month.

This is an excerpt of the Sustainable Switch Climate Focus newsletter, where we make sense of companies and governments grappling with climate change on Fridays.

Voting rights and strong democratic institutions are essential to ESG and sustainability. A vital bit of legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting, is being put to the test.

Oil, gas and coal will continue to dominate the world’s energy mix well beyond 2050, as soaring electricity demand outpaces the shift to renewables, according to a new McKinsey report.

We take a look at what happens when immigration policies collide with climate change concerns after the U.S. threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions against nations that vote in favor of cutting emissions from ocean shipping.

This is an excerpt of the Sustainable Switch Climate Focus newsletter, where we make sense of companies and governments grappling with climate change on Fridays.

Lawmaker groups holding a majority in the European Parliament agreed on a deal to water down the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive as the Trump administration cuts clean energy project funding.

Deadly downpours have hit India, Nepal, China, Vietnam and Thailand. The flooding comes as India's government is working on a new national climate-linked insurance scheme.

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The earthquake struck in waters near the island of Cebu in the central Philippines late on Tuesday. Meanwhile a 6.5-magnitude earthquake also hit Indonesia.

The demonstrators are denouncing their respective governments around the globe from Madagascar and Morocco to the Philippines and Peru, demanding better access to education, healthcare, pensions and climate change mitigation.

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Here at Reuters, we delve into the facts. Let’s dissect the statement that climate change is "the greatest con job ever perpetrated". Spoiler alert, he's wrong.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new fee scheme for H-1B visas, while his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion has left plans to tackle a critical shortage of aircraft mechanics in limbo, according to industry officials.

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