Focus on Climate
UK Met Office records hottest day of year with high of 30.3C at Heathrow Airport
The previous hottest day of the year in the UK was Tuesday, which saw a high of 30C recorded in Chertsey in Surrey.
Climate protesters target UK’s ruling Tories for second day running
Protesters targeted the general election campaign of UK's Conservatives. Their key demands include curbing UK fossil fuel extraction.
Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
The fire started Tuesday about a mile south of La Pine in Central Oregon. It's cause was under investigation.
Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines
The wildfire on Tuesday afternoon cut off electricity to the region of Labrador West.
Major investor to divest from Glencore and TK Maxx owner over climate concerns
Glencore does not “meet our red line” of asking mining companies to share whether they plan to increase thermal coal capacity, says LGIM.
Shell going ahead with Canadian carbon capture and storage project
Shell Canada Products says it's going ahead with its Polaris carbon capture project designed to capture 650,000 tonnes of CO2 annually
Shell to build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada
Shell's Canadian unit said on Wednesday it would build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada, in a bid to reduce emissions
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...
