Focus on Climate
World’s biggest companies snap up ‘likely junk’ carbon offsets: analysis
A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily...
Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings
Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oilsands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law.
Crews race to restore power across Texas ahead of more storms
The ongoing power outages following storms in north Texas prompted the Garland Independent School District in suburban Dallas to cancel classes for the...
Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link
The hydrogen link dubbed SoutH2, which last year won priority status from the European Commission, is considered important to develop a European market...
Southern African countries fear losing more elephants to drought
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as...
Edinburgh bans high-carbon product adverts in council spaces
Edinburgh has banned the promotion of fossil fuel-powered cars and exotic holidays on council-owned advertising spaces.
For islanders, India’s election is about climate change and survival
Ghoramara residents are fighting to save their homes from disappearing, due to rising sea levels and fierce storms, related to climate change
Asia gas expansion threatens green transition: report
Southeast Asia has existing plans that project a doubling of gas-fired power capacity, and an 80 percent increase in LNG import capacity.
Louisiana chemical plant threatens shutdown if EPA emissions deadline stays
A synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority-Black community in Louisiana told a federal appeals court it...
Sixth house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina coast
North Carolina’s coast is almost entirely made up of narrow, low-lying barrier islands that are increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and to being...
