Focus on Climate
Pennsylvania county joins other local governments to sue oil industry
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments in the US in suing the oil industry, asserting that major...
Majority of EU countries ask bloc to scale back deforestation law
BRUSSELS – Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday,...
Record number of climate resolutions filed for North American firms
BOSTON (Reuters) – A record 263 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed so far this year for annual meetings of North American companies,...
Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: study
Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said on Tuesday, but a new map identifies the best...
Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies
BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off...
Climate pact accepted by new Tuvalu government, says Australia
SYDNEY – Australia and the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu will go ahead with a security and climate migration pact, after Tuvalu’s new...
Here are the big hurdles in the push to increase global renewable energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in...
Australia softens proposed vehicle emission laws for some pick-up trucks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it would relax proposed carbon emission rules for some popular pick-up trucks after the country’s auto...
Whistleblowing portal launched for UK water industry workers
The UK’s Environment Agency has launched a whistleblowing portal for workers in a bid to crack down on issues like sewage pollution. Those...
