Focus on Climate
Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers, report says
The vast majority of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of 57 fossil fuel and cement producers,...
Southeast Asia look to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the...
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
Opinion: Much of Australia is drought-prone, and the risk is expected to increase as global warming continues.
Lawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California’s last nuclear power plant
Environmental group argues U.S. Energy Department's decision to award $1B to nuclear power plant operator was based on an outdated, flawed analysis.
New landscape data to have ‘significant impact’ on monitoring biodiversity in UK
The changes mean they will now be able to better measure biodiversity net gain or losses as well as provide evidence for carbon...
El Nino drought declared a national disaster in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country needs $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry due to...
Brazil hopes COP30 climate summit boosts ecotourism, travel to Amazon rainforest
Climate talks and ecotourism: Brazil hopes next year's COP30 summit boost travel to its Amazon rainforest and other spots highlighting biodiversity.
Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals
A $62M project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest, most important seaport faces fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit.
