Focus on Climate
Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic
The new disposable cups are set to contain up to 20% less plastic, and will be rolled out to stores in the U.S....
Scotland ditches climate pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030
Scotland has scrapped its target to cut climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, but intends to meet a 2045 net zero...
Brazil’s plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff resistance
State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration project
‘Human-induced’ climate change behind Sahel heatwave: study
The heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, said the World Weather Attribution
The last women standing in a Serbian village swallowed by mine
A group of women are battling to have their village relocated away from a copper mine that they say has polluted their land...
JDE Peet’s sees coffee industry struggling to meet deforestation law
The EU law, which comes into effect at the end of 2024, will require importers of coffee to prove their goods are not...
Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe’s green funds of billions
The cost of EU carbon permits had nearly halved by February, as emissions covered by the market plunged as a result of higher...
Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s law will help
A new poll from the AP-NORC shows that 45% of US adults have become more concerned about climate change over the past year
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab...
