Focus on Environment
Thousands still without power can use hotel facilities during Irish cold snap
The Electricity Supply Board said 4,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power.
Los Angeles wildfires rage out of control, testing firefighting resources
Over 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire tore through a coastal area of Los Angeles in just a few hours.
Shell warns of £1bn cash hit from emissions certificates payments
The energy major said on Wednesday that the charge is “related to timing of payments of emissions certificates” in Germany and the US.
EU warns of ‘serious blow’ from Trump on climate change
Global climate efforts face a setback if Trump exits the Paris Agreement again, warns EU climate chief Hoekstra.
In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets
By planting native species in the Amazon, Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market.
Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon
Experts view the UN conference as a crucial chance for humanity to reverse the warming trend with firm commitments to reduce emissions.
Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims
The oil and gas giant seeks unspecified damages and retractions of 'defamatory statements.'
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Locked inside Greenland are valuable critical minerals such as uranium, billions of untapped barrels of oil and a vast supply of natural gas.
Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance
Biden finalizes clean energy tax credit guidance, extending IRA benefits to diverse low-carbon power sources amid climate change push.
Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new national monuments
Biden's move will protect Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California from drilling, mining, and solar energy farms.
