Focus on Climate
UK ‘risks sending mixed signals’ with approach to global deforestation rules
The UK Government risks sending “mixed signals” with its current approach to developing new rules aimed at preventing global forest loss, its MPs...
EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
BRUSSELS – A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc’s anti-deforestation law set to go...
EU countries split over nature law in latest blow to green agenda
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law...
Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples turn to EU to save their savanna from deforestation
An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but Brazilian Indigenous people note the Cerrado, Brazil's vast...
S&P Global Market Intelligence: Florida insurers made money last year for first time in 7 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years, thanks to investment income and...
U.S. energy agency announces $6B to slash emissions in industrial facilities
The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S....
In a surprise vote, major European climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests
BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely...
Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply
Higher chocolate prices this Easter after bad crops on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions in...
Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of...
‘Winners and losers’: The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests
BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes...
