Focus on Environment
Al Gore says ‘absurd’ to hold UN climate talks in petrostates
US vice president Al Gore told AFP Friday it was "absurd" for petrostates such as Azerbaijan to host UN climate talks, saying the...
Analysis: COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
COP29 in Baku faces stalled climate finance talks as global tensions, host conflicts, and Trump’s reelection shadow progress.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that
India currently imports over 95% of lithium-ion batteries as well as large amounts of nickel, cobalt and other rare earth minerals.
Bolivia to sell $5 billion in carbon credits to stem rampant forest loss
Bolivia aims to sell $5 billion worth of carbon offset credits, the government announced on Thursday, in a bid to stop rampant forest...
Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The fund being created in the Northwest Territories is the largest single investment in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship in the territory.
Imperial Oil fined for 2021 slop oil spill
Ontario has fined Imperial Oil C$900,000 for a slop oil leak into a tank containment area at its Sarnia site in 2021 that...
Natural gas flares sparked two wildfires in North Dakota, state agency says
Natural gas flares at oil wells sparked two North Dakota wildfires earlier this fall, according to reports from the North Dakota Fire Marshal's...
BHP, Vale cleared by Brazil court over 2015 dam disaster
A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared BHP, Vale, and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco, of responsibility over the 2015 dam collapse.
New Delhi shuts all primary schools due to smog
New Delhi ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice on Thursday night due to worsening smog in the sprawling...
