“The time to act is now: to protect our planet and save this extraordinary cultural heritage for future generations,” said US Ambassador George Tsunis in a message on the occasion of the visit of the special climate envoy of the Biden administration John Kerry in Athens. “Greece is a natural leader on all fronts, including […]
Tag: Climate change
Visit to Athens by the special envoy of the American president for climate, John Kerry
The US President’s special climate envoy, John Kerry, will visit Athens. The American official will be in Athens on August 28-29, in order to hold meetings with government officials. According to the announcement of the State Department, the discussions will focus on efforts to reduce carbon emissions in maritime transport, but also the dynamics developing […]
Germany: Demonstrators-police clashes at a climate protest in Hamburg
Clashes broke out between protesters and police at a climate protest in Hamburg, a major German port, yesterday Saturday. According to the police, protesters who had blocked the Katwick Bridge attacked officers using pepper spray. Police responded by using pepper spray, batons and pressurized water cannons to disperse the crowd. A representative of the organizers […]
US: Congress passes climate and health bill
The US Congress on Friday finally approved Joe Biden’s climate and health investment bill, handing the Democratic president a major political victory with less than three months to go before crucial midterm elections. Thanks to their narrow majority, the Democrats in the House of Representatives passed this bill, which provides for public investment of more […]
USA: The Ambitious Climate Change and Drug Price Reduction Bill
After 18 months of negotiations, the Biden administration’s climate change and medicare reform bill has begun to be debated in the US Congress. “This bill will fundamentally change the situation for American households and our economy,” promised the Democratic president of the United States, who came to power with big reform ambitions. The ambitious plan […]
John Kerry: By suspending bilateral climate talks, China is ‘punishing the world’
China, with its decision to suspend bilateral climate talks with the US, is not punishing Washington but the world, US special envoy for climate change John Kerry said on Friday. “No country should block progress on existential transnational issues because of bilateral differences,” said the former US secretary of state, who is now the Biden […]
Ambitious climate targets from Australia
In a move that clearly differentiates it from the previous one, the government of Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tabled a bill to combat climate change, which, among other things, improves the country’s international image, according to political commentators. The bill envisages a 43% reduction in polluting gases from 2005 levels by 2030. The […]
Warren Buffett’s big bet on Occidental oil
by Ian Palmer Billionaire Warren Buffett has been buying Occidental Petroleum shares since 2019. His stake has reached 20% of the company, worth about $180 million. Like all major oil companies, Occidental’s share price has soared 80% since the start of the year. Some observers believe Buffett intends to buy Occidental, as he did with […]
We don’t all live in the same Now
By Andreas Kluth What makes our current situation so alarming is an outbreak of “out of sync”. At least that’s what I recently heard Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and economy minister, say at a conference of German industrialists. What a term, I thought. And what a difficult – and profound – concept. He is […]
Biden announced measures to tackle climate change
US President Joe Biden, unable to pass climate laws through Congress, tried today to implement some of his campaign promises by announcing new measures at a time when many states and European countries are suffocating due to the heat. Climate change is “a clear and immediate danger” as well as an “existential threat to our […]