Focus on Climate
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...
US grid operator PJM ready to meet electricity demand during heat wave
A hot weather alert is a standard procedure used by PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. grid operator, to ready transmission and generation facilities...
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...
G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed
G7 leaders will commit to accelerating transition away from fossil fuels, according to a draft statement to be issued at the end of...
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...
Stressed out: how to measure dangerous heat
As climate change makes heatwaves longer, stronger and more frequent, people across the planet will be increasingly exposed to conditions that test the...
Canada’s Parliament grills bank CEOs on climate policy in rare meeting
The CEOs of Canada's big five banks reassured MPs about their commitment to fighting climate change, but said reducing funding for fossil fuel...
