Focus on Climate
Resources for the Future: the 2024 Global Energy Outlook
Resources for the Future, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., issued its annual analysis of energy projections from organizations around the world....
UK butterfly species drop to lowest recorded numbers amid ‘human impact’
Conservationists have recorded their lowest ever count of some UK butterfly varieties amid concerns about human impacts on the environment. Last year saw...
California enters spring with vital snowpack above average for a second year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has entered spring with an above-average mountain snowpack and major reservoirs in good shape for a second consecutive...
Mexican government blames contractor for loose clamps that caused Maya Train derailment
The Mexican government blamed a contractor for a loose railway fitting that caused a train car to derail on a tourist rail route...
Premier of Canada’s largest province ties Trudeau’s future to carbon price
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an emergency meeting with Canada's premiers on the federal carbon price.
‘Still Better Than a Carbon Tax’ is Nova Scotia alternative to Canada’s climate plan
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier has responded to a challenge from the prime minister to submit an alternative to the federal carbon pricing...
Firefighters rescue 2 people trapped under Ohio bridge by fast-rising river waters
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one...
Brown bear numbers grow in Pyrenees: France
The population of brown bears in the Pyrenees mountains, which had been threatened with extinction, keeps growing, French authorities said Tuesday. Bears had...
Giant Kazakh oil field operator denies spill reports
The operator of Kazakhstan's giant offshore Kashagan oilfield denied reports of an oil spill near the field, saying facilities were working normally.
US climate law has boosted solar and batteries, while other initiatives lag
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has doubled the pace of cutting carbon emissions since President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act...
