Focus on Environment
EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays
The new EU policy aims to reverse the decline of natural habitats and includes targets to restore peat lands so they can absorb...
Serbia could mine lithium as early as 2028: FT
The mine is expected to produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium per year.
Singapore intensifies oil spill clean up after it spreads along coast
Workers clean up the oil slick at Tanjong Beach in Sentosa, Singapore
Immersive video game by P.E.I. researchers reveals vulnerability to flooding, erosion
The video game has become an important tool in helping P.E.I. residents understand the impact of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.
Singapore’s Sentosa island beaches closed due to oil spill
The oil spill resulted from an accident on Friday at the Pasir Panjang terminal between a Netherlands-flagged dredger and a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker...
Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but are communities at risk?
In recent decades, digesters that convert cow manure and other organic waste into biogas to create electricity or to fuel vehicles have spread...
Brazil agency workers overseeing oil licenses vote to strike
Workers in the Rio de Janeiro offices of environmental agency Ibama, which handles licensing of Brazil's petroleum industry, agreed to start striking on...
North Macedonia’s beekeepers face climate change challenge
According to a European Commission study issued in July 2023, 10 percent of bees and butterflies are threatened with extinction in Europe.
Japan could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to renewables, says Rystad Energy CEO
Japan, a major coal and LNG buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power, CEO of Rystad...
Atlantic Canadian provinces push for quick passage of federal offshore accord changes
The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have told a Senate committee they would like to see quick passage of federal...
