Focus on Environment
Number of people employed in green jobs jumps by ‘almost a fifth’ in two years
The number of people employed in green jobs in the UK jumped by almost 20% from 2020 to 2022, according to experimental figures...
Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats
The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of...
Giant Sequoias, world’s largest trees, thriving in UK, report shows
LONDON – Giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth, are thriving in Britain, growing at a rate nearly equivalent to those found in...
Nature facing irreversible decline without urgent action, WWF warns
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and faces irreversible decline without urgent political action, WWF has warned....
Alberta First Nations want Ottawa to class oilsands tailings component as toxin
Two Alberta First Nations have asked the federal government to examine whether a component of oilsands tailings pond water known to harm fish...
New US climate envoy wants China to speed up coal transition
China should speed up its transition from coal, the new chief US climate negotiator John Podesta said Thursday, while pledging to maintain open...
Bosnia’s lithium discovery raises hopes and fears
In northeast Bosnia’s rolling hills, the local community is torn between fears of environmental ruin and hopes of riches from huge deposits of...
Arizona: record number of heat-associated deaths in 2023, after blistering temps
PHOENIX — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year —...
Alberta commission finds renewables pose little threat to agriculture, environment
EDMONTON — Alberta’s utilities regulator has released a report saying the renewables industry poses little threat to agriculture or the environment. The Alberta...
Canadian banks face ESG-related proposals at AGMs, but little new on climate
TORONTO — Canadian banks face another round of shareholder proposals focused on environmental, social and governance issues at their annual meetings this year,...
