Focus on Climate
Human composting as alternative to burial and cremation gets final approval by Delaware lawmakers
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative...
Analysis-Biden’s softer climate regulation shows big US bet on subsidies to decarbonize
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration says its recent decision to scale back new climate regulations meant to force emissions...
B.C. funds studies aimed at net-zero airports, sustainable fuel options
RICHMOND, B.C. — A new study will collect carbon emissions data from British Columbia’s regional airports with the goal of getting all airports...
Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413’s impact assessment designation
TORONTO — Ontario has struck a tentative deal with the federal government to have Ottawa drop an assessment of the province’s Highway 413...
Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European...
Global sea level jumped due to El Nino and climate change: NASA
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 — nearly four times the increase of the...
New research shows unintended environmental harms of organic farming
Organic farming is often touted as a more sustainable solution for food production, leveraging natural forms of pest control to promote eco-friendly cultivation....
Rights groups petition European watchdog to secure clean water in French Caribbean
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said on Thursday it has filed a collective complaint to a European rights body to demand...
Get ‘deforestation’ products off supermarket shelves without delay, UK government urged
Rules that would help to remove deforestation from supermarket shelves must go ahead “without delay”, a group of cross-party MPs and peers have...
