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In Spain, hi-tech hops keep beer bitter as climate bites
Outside the warehouse in northwestern Spain, it’s a freezing, foggy morning but inside it’s balmy, the warmth and LED lights fooling 360 hop...
Booming cement demand may drive up CO2 emissions, research says
SINGAPORE – Innovation and policy changes are urgently required to tackle climate-warming emissions from the cement sector, with an infrastructure boom in developing...
Nuclear’s EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday will send loud and clear the message that atomic...
Taps have run dry across South Africa’s largest city in an unprecedented water crisis
JOHANNESBURG — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city,...
Chevron agrees to pay more than $13 million in fines for California oil spills
The Department of Fish and Wildlife says it the largest administrative fine in its history. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron has agreed to...
UK pledges £6m to back ‘climate-smart’ farming in Zambia and curb deforestation
The UK has pledged £6 million to help train Zambian farmers in “climate-smart agriculture” and reduce deforestation, the Government has said. The funding...
New York lawmakers expand fracking ban to include liquid carbon dioxide
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the state’s existing fracking ban by blocking natural gas...
US proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a second sale of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico as soon...
Canadian Propane Association launches Propane Decarbonization Roadmap for Canada
Excerpt from a news release by the Canadian Propane Association. Read the full news release. “The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) has launched the Propane...
SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule requiring companies to disclose some emissions and climate-related information was barely passed...
