International
COP28 president urges countries to set plans for fossil fuel transition
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates, host of last year’s COP28 climate summit, called on Tuesday for governments to...
Germany earmarks up to $3.8 billion for future green hydrogen imports
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will earmark up to 3.53 billion euros ($3.82 billion) of public funds to procure green hydrogen and its derivatives...
UK’s climate action plan inadequate and unlawful, campaign groups tell court
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new climate action plan is unlawful because ministers were given misleading information about the prospects of...
Singapore to impose green fuel levy on flights from 2026
By Lisa Barrington and Brenda Goh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Travellers will need to bear the cost of the transition towards green jet fuel, Singapore’s...
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to hire 4,000, invest in AI
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said it would hire 4,000 this year and invest millions in artificial intelligence, as it...
Thousands homeless after DR Congo’s worst floods in sixty years
By Benoit Nyemba and Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – In a makeshift camp for people displaced by floods in Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Community project saves homes from Chile wildfires
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) – Scorched earth surrounds the 70 houses of the Villa Botania neighborhood, on the outskirts of Chile’s coastal...
EXCLUSIVE: White House set to back tougher climate model for ethanol, sources say
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to announce an adjustment to its scientific modeling for ethanol that will show the corn-based...
National Archives working to clean up red powder dumped on Constitution display by protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservationists at the National Archives are still working to clean up the building’s rotunda area after a pair of apparent...
Mexico antitrust body sets conditions for government purchase of Iberdrola plants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s antitrust regulator on Thursday issued conditions on the Mexican government’s purchase of 13 power plants from Spain’s Iberdrola,...
