Focus on Climate
Explainer: Record-breaking temperatures strengthen Hurricane Beryl as it hits Caribbean
Beryl is the strongest storm to hit the south-eastern Caribbean in 20 years.
FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills
SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC says it has become the first utility in North America to automatically designate a portion of its residential customers’...
Development banks get ratings boost on climate clauses and hybrid bonds
The concern for the multilateral banks was that they would be viewed as risky by ratings agencies, impacting the triple A scores
Lightning, persistent storms trigger wildfire spike in Yukon
The poor air quality is a result of widespread forest fire smoke in the region, along with a stagnant weather pattern over the...
Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales
The rules are designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 360 and is vulnerable to collisions with large...
Google falling short of key climate target, cites AI’s electricity needs
Google cited AI and the demand it puts on data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity, as the cause for missing the...
Azerbaijan, this year’s host of COP29, to upgrade climate target before summit
All countries face a U.N. deadline next year to toughen their national climate targets.
Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
The flow of ice into water averages about 50,000 gallons every second, according to a new report
‘No AC’ ambition for Paris Olympic village melts away
Organisers have offered a compromise after some teams expressed concerns.
Deadly Hurricane Beryl churns toward Jamaica, causes ‘immense destruction’
By Zahra Burton KINGSTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Beryl steamed towards the Cayman Islands and Mexico on Thursday, after thrashing Jamaica with intense wind and...
