Focus on Climate
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
OTTAWA — Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs...
EU awards Italian energy groups $402 million for green hydrogen
ROME (Reuters) – The European Commission has awarded financing of up to 370 million euros ($402 million) to set up a ‘Green Hydrogen...
Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexico
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Every spring, the streets of Mexico’s capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of...
Germany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites
BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgement that...
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
SINGAPORE – A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead...
UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya’s capital on Monday to discuss how countries...
Tractor protests threaten to drive EU green farming policies into ditch
Major European cities blocked by agricultural machinery as demands made to reverse climate change measures.
Flooded Greek lake a warning to European farmers battling climate change
Thousands of acres of fields were wiped out by unprecedented flooding last year in Greece
Climate change clouds future of winter sports
By Diana Mandia, Alessandro Parodi and Tristan Veyet (Reuters) -Pietro Casartelli always dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, but the alpine skier, 18,...
