Focus on Climate
China’s CNPC to join decarbonization pledge, COP28 president says
DUBAI (Reuters) – COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) would soon join a pledge by oil and gas...
‘Possibly the end.’ Quebec shrimp fishery facing climate change, tough economy
MONTREAL — For years, the northern shrimp fished in the Quebec waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been known as “crevettes...
Scotland Net Zero Secretary McAllan challenged over delayed climate change plan
Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has refused to say if the delayed update to Scotland’s climate change plan will be published before November...
B.C. funds project to extract minerals, metals while reducing environmental impacts
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is funding a pilot project that it says offers the mining industry a path to significantly reduce...
Persistent drought is drying out Chile’s drinking water
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – After 15 years of a devastating drought, reservoirs in Chile are running dry, imperiling access to drinking water in the...
EPA issues new rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming...
Greece must bolster flood defences and reduce water-guzzling crops, experts say
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece needs to make space for river flow and boost defences in the Thessaly plain, a key breadbasket, to prevent...
Grueling conditions, environmental problems in India’s shrimp industry: investigative report
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls,...
Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN
The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche...
Carbon Tracker report: No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets
All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report said Wednesday....
