Focus on Emissions
Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report
Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual...
Japan to craft 2040 strategy of decarbonisation and industrial policy
The Japanese government will map out a new national strategy encompassing decarbonisation and industrial policy targeting 2040
EU countries approve law to slash trucks’ CO2 emissions
EU countries gave final approval to a law to cut CO2 emissions from trucks, which will require most new vehicles to be emissions-free...
Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests
Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied CO2 in the country's largest aquifer
Weaker supply will drive platinum deficit higher than expected in 2024
The global platinum deficit in 2024 will be deeper than previously expected due to lower supply from mines in South Africa and Russia
Avocados getting smashed by climate change, report warns
The best growing regions for avocados in countries like Burundi, Chile, Peru, Spain, South Africa and Mexico are seeing productivity shrink due to...
‘Urgent action needed’ from Irish government to meet renewable targets
Urgent action is needed from the Irish government in order to meet its 2030 electricity capacity targets: Climate Change Advisory Council
US dedicates $60m to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government is dedicating $60 million over the next few years to projects along the Rio Grande in southern...
Court rejects Republican states’ challenge to SEC’s ESG proxy vote rule
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by four Republican-led states that sought to block a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Opinion: Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both
Opinion: The Australian government has doubled down on gas, but Samantha Hepburn argues the country cannot open new gas projects and still meet...
