Focus on Climate
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...
Canada’s Agriculture Department without plan to meet climate targets: audit
Canada's environment commissioner found the federal agriculture Department has no strategy to meet 2030 or 2050 climate targets four years after it was...
China, US to hold climate meetings in Washington in May
John Podesta expected to meet with Liu Zhenmin in early May for first formal talks between the two envoys.
G7 agree deal to quit coal by 2035, but with caveat
G7 energy ministers agreed on Tuesday to end the use of coal in power generation "during the first half of (the) 2030s"
China misses air quality goals as economy takes priority – report
Chinese air quality targets set by government have been missed by half of cities.
Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution
Plastics treaty in Ottawa beset by question of how to raise $1.64 trillion needed to help reduce pollution, with countries split on where...
