Tag:Chile

Climate Change

Five countries taking action to reach net-zero targets

To date, over 90 countries, including Nigeria, have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. But questions remain around...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2023

Climate Change

COP27: Fiji, Tuvalu, Kenya, Chile become ‘friends’ of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

At the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kenya and Chile took what observers describe as an...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2022

Climate Change

UN, nations, group react as U.S. leaves Paris Climate Agreement

The day after polls closed in the U.S. presidential elections on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the United States has legally left the Paris Climate...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2020

Renewable Energy

Chile’s largest metro network to be powered by solar, wind

Santiago’s metro system – which transports approximately 2.4 million passengers each day – will become one of the first subways in the world to...

admin - June 26, 2017

Climate Change

UN-REDD gets new phase, national programmes

A fresh five-year phase for the UN-REDD Programme has been endorsed by its three collaborating United Nations (UN) agencies – the UN Food and...

admin - November 12, 2015

Renewable Energy

How renewable energy can save Chilean lives, create jobs, by study

A new study has been launched by the Chilean Citizens' Committee on Climate Change showing that, by switching to 100% renewable energy by 2050,...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2015

Cover

Santiago smog: Chile declares state of environmental emergency

Extremely high level of air pollution in the Chilean capital of Santiago has forced authorities to declare a state of environmental emergency in the Santiago...

admin - June 23, 2015