Focus on Climate
SNB says climate change matter for politics, not central banks
SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan has said that climate protection should tackled by politicians rather than central banks
COP29 host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments
Azerbaijan will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, noting that fossil fuel demand remains strong
Net zero does not mean ‘huge shift’ in everyday lives, top climate adviser says
UK net zero advisor says the idea of a radically different lifestyle has been pushed too hard as he suggests Britain is lagging...
Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting
The picket follows a decision by Europe's top human rights court that Bern was not doing enough to protect its citizens from climate...
Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity
Decade-long research into efforts to protect nature around globe shows that conservation work is generally slowing a decline in biodiversity.
Philippine settlement submerged by Pantabangan Dam reappears due to drought
It is the sixth time the nearly 300-year-old settlement has resurfaced since the reservoir was created to provide irrigation water for local farmers...
Explainer: New U.S. EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations targeting pollution from power plants are expected to usher in major legal challenges. Here is what...
‘Extreme’ climate blamed for world’s worst wine harvest in 62 years
World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes: International Organisation...
Climate protesters target BP and Drax shareholder meetings
Drax and BP climate protests see British activists target shareholder meetings to make their point.
