Focus on Climate
Banks ‘financed fossil fuels by £5.5tn since Paris Agreement’
The banks, which include UK giants like Barclays and HSBC, committed 705 billion dollars (£562 billion) in financing to fossil fuels in 2023
EU countries approve law to slash trucks’ CO2 emissions
EU countries gave final approval to a law to cut CO2 emissions from trucks, which will require most new vehicles to be emissions-free...
Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests
Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied CO2 in the country's largest aquifer
Weaker supply will drive platinum deficit higher than expected in 2024
The global platinum deficit in 2024 will be deeper than previously expected due to lower supply from mines in South Africa and Russia
‘Urgent action needed’ from Irish government to meet renewable targets
Urgent action is needed from the Irish government in order to meet its 2030 electricity capacity targets: Climate Change Advisory Council
Avocados getting smashed by climate change, report warns
The best growing regions for avocados in countries like Burundi, Chile, Peru, Spain, South Africa and Mexico are seeing productivity shrink due to...
Spreading Western Canada wildfire prompts thousands to evacuate oil hub
The season's first major wildfire continued to burn across Western Canada as authorities advised residents of an oil hub in Alberta to prepare...
Strong earthquake strikes near Mexico-Guatemala border
MEXICO CITY/GUATEMALA CITY – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on Sunday morning, the United States Geological...
34 dead in Indonesia floods, 16 missing
34 people have died and 16 more missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit Indonesia, local official said...
Evacuation alert still active for Fort McMurray as out of control fire burns
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfires raging in northern Alberta prompted the mayor of one the province's largest municipalities to give his community a...
