Focus on Climate
Podcast: The Climate Question
The Climate Question podcast from the BBC World Service features a variety of views on climate change and what to do about it....
Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?
Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...
Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has attributed the heavy rains, which has left communities completely cut off, to climate change.
Toll climbs to 8 dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
The deluges in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced approximately 1,400 people in more than 100 municipalities, the majority...
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a...
Businesses urged to take part in census on UK’s net zero progress
Government-backed research initiative aims to track how British businesses are progressing towards UK net zero target of 2050.
U.S. sets out ethanol’s path to sustainable aviation fuel subsidies
Air travel so far accounts for about 2% of U.S. carbon pollution. President Joe Biden hopes that creating a subsidized market for lower-emissions...
‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Canada’s environment minister
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty...
Explainer: What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
The devastating rains in Kenya are a result of a mix of factors, including the country's seasonal weather patterns, human-caused climate change as...
Paris Olympics: sports venues ditching diesel to help limit emissions
French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as...
