Focus on Environment
Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year
Nigeria on Tuesday announced a ban on single-use plastics in government offices as a prelude to a nation-wide ban set to begin in...
Parties ‘Awol’ on environment, charity warns as poll highlights UK voters’ concern
WWF accuse UK politicians of going 'Awol' on environment, despite polls showing four-fifths of voters care about climate and nature issues
Top four iron ore miners’ carbon emissions reduction promises
Factobx: The carbon emissions reduction targets and goals set out by the world's biggest four iron ore miners
Miner BHP’s carbon emissions to rise slightly this year
BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive revealed on Wednesday
UK’s Greens call for ‘drastic change’ to water and sewage infrastructure
Under its proposals, the party is pledging to nationalise water companies and invest £12 billion in infrastructure to prevent sewage being dumped into...
Eastern Canada wildfire forces more hydro plant workers to evacuate
The hydro plant, with a generating capacity of 5,428 megawatts, supplies power to Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Quebec.
Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses significant threats to the...
Alberta oil and gas sector exceeded flaring limit in 2023, data shows
Flaring volumes in Alberta have been increasing since 2016 and is expected to continue to do so.
Scientist warns of ‘very scary’ nature decline as green groups unite to protest
The rate of nature decline is “very scary”, a conservation scientist has warned as green groups prepare to unite for a major protest...
Hawaii settles lawsuit from youths over climate change
A settlement has been reached in a historic case involving young people and the Hawaii Department of Transportation over decarbonizing the transport network.
