Intempéries

Alors que les épisodes de chaleur extrême se multiplient et que les experts appellent à adapter les villes au changement climatique, Charleroi suspend plusieurs projets de végétalisation et de rénovation énergétique. La Ville évoque un manque de visibilité sur ses capacités d’investissement. Au-delà du cas carolo, c’est toute la question du financement de l’adaptation des villes qui se pose.

L’effondrement de la biodiversité menace la sécurité du Royaume-Uni, avertissent les chefs du renseignement […] La destruction des écosystèmes va accroître les pénuries alimentaires, le désordre et les migrations de masse, des effets déjà visibles.

Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt

Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling

Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summit

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’. Joe Biden has announced tougher targets on the US’s carbon dioxide emissions for the next decade, in a defiant final gesture intended as a “capstone” on his legacy on the climate. With just weeks to go before Donald Trump enters the White House, the Biden administration is formally filing new plans under the Paris agreement – the global climate treaty from which Trump has vowed to withdraw.