Focus on Climate
Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say
Vale, BHP, and Samarco agree to pay $29.85B for Brazil dam collapse, potentially ending lawsuits and aiding reparations.
Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says
Ontario's energy minister aims for the province's electricity system to exceed a projected 75% demand increase and sell excess power.
Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals
Carbon Brief analysis of IEA data: Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse.
Sixteen farmers arrested for burning crop waste as air pollution rises in north India
Police in Haryana's Kaithal region said 22 stubble-burning complaints were made this year, with 16 arrests made.
A Samoan village prepares to welcome King Charles but fears an uncertain future for its reef
New Zealand and Samoan officials are working to curb environmental damage from the HMNZS Manawanui sinking earlier this month.
WisdomTree pays $4 million over SEC greenwashing charges
WisdomTree pays $4M to settle SEC charges over misstatements in ESG funds, which included fossil fuel and tobacco investments.
Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study
Climate change drives a surge in wildfire smoke deaths, with 12,566 annual deaths in the 2010s, up from 669 in the 1960s.
Indian policy body calls for power plants to pause installing sulphur reducing gear
India's top policy think tank has proposed halting the installation of equipment to reduce sulphur emissions at coal plants, sparking debate over air...
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
The lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated £36 billion ($47 billion) in damages from the global mining giant BHP.
Speedy US corn and soy harvests strain farmers, storage capacity
U.S. farmers are harvesting record corn and soybean crops at a rapid pace, straining storage capacity and facing low prices.
