Focus on Climate
England’s water industry under fire over ‘3.6 million hours of sewage spills last year’
The water industry has come under fire after figures revealed storm overflows dumped sewage into rivers and seas in England for more than...
AccuWeather forecasts near-record storms this Atlantic hurricane season
U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather expects an above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season with a near-record number of storms and a greater than usual risk...
Polluters shouldn’t be punished – they should just emit less: Saskatchewan premier
OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says big polluters shouldn’t be forced to pay for their pollution — they should just emit less....
Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as ‘so-called experts’
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they won’t be taking advice from “so-called experts” when it comes to carbon pricing, after more than...
Report: A Hurry-up Offense for Energy Transition and Clean Growth Projects
“Canada requires a breathtaking buildout to hit its net zero goal by 2050,” chemical engineer Arash Golshan writes in a report for the...
Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The current low-carbon transition plans of 10 of Europe’s and North America’s biggest listed oil and gas...
UK retailers sign agreement after greenwashing concerns
UK retailers Asda, Asos and Boohoo have all promised to ensure customers are given accurate information about how environmentally friendly their clothes are...
Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest
BELEM, Brazil – Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion...
Sweden aims to boost plastic recycling with giant plant
Discarded crisp bags, ketchup bottles and Tupperware containers speed along conveyer belts at a massive high-tech sorting plant dubbed “Site Zero”, which Sweden...
Tiny, endangered fish hinders California river conservation plan
Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District, which supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables, planned to start a conservation...
