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18 03 2022 | 11:21

Somalia's worst drought in four decades means millions need aid

BAARDHEERE, Somalia, March 15 (Reuters) - It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed. Wrapped in a shawl stamped with rows…

18 03 2022 | 07:24

UNEA Launches Negotiation of Plastic Pollution Treaty, Science Body on Chemicals

The UN Environment Assembly made history at its resumed fifth meeting, through decisions to undertake negotiations on two critical processes: an internationally legal binding instrument by 2024 to…

18 03 2022 | 07:05

Nature must have equal footing in climate change policy, experts tell CDP Awards

Nature and its preservation must be placed at the centre of policies to tackle climate change, experts stressed at the annual CDP Europe Awards 2022. The CDP event celebrates the companies and…

17 03 2022 | 17:31

PH, EU ink pact to strengthen disasters, climate change resilience

The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have officially launched the National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines (CopPhil) to strengthen resilience to natural…

17 03 2022 | 17:17

Investors push 10,000 companies to disclose environmental data to CDP

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Investors managing over $130 trillion in assets have written to more than 10,000 companies calling on them to supply environmental data to non-profit disclosure platform…

17 03 2022 | 16:55

Billionaire investor predicts energy crisis will spur green spending boo

Billionaire hedge fund founder Sir Christopher Hohn expects the greatest “demand disruption” for oil since the 1970s shock to trigger a surge in renewable energy investment. The activist investor,…

17 03 2022 | 16:46

Climate Change Leads to Higher Prices for Chocolate

Chocolate makers are expected to raise prices this year because of higher costs of cocoa from exporters like Ivory Coast. The West African country is the world's largest cocoa producer. Hershey is…

17 03 2022 | 16:40

Having Contributed Essentially Nothing To Climate Change, Easter Island Is Struggling Against Its Threats

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a 14-mile-long triangle of land that sits 2,300 miles west of Chile, making it one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. The island is famous for its…

17 03 2022 | 15:31

Investors launch global standard for corporate climate lobbying

LONDON (REUTERS) - Investors stepped up pressure on corporate climate lobbying on Monday (March 14), launching a new 14-point action plan for companies to stick to or risk having their actions put to…

17 03 2022 | 15:24

Randolph Kirchain on how cool pavements can mitigate climate change

MIT research scientist explores how cool pavements can offer climate change solutions in more than just the summer.

17 03 2022 | 15:20

German government rejects more nuclear power as alternative to Russian gas

Extending lifespan of nuclear plants would be costly and pose ‘constitutional and security risks’, state warns Germany has rejected the possibility of keeping its nuclear power plants open for…

17 03 2022 | 15:11

Climate change is like war, California’s former governor Jerry Brown says

Former California Governor Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement on a rural stretch of land his family has owned since the 19th century. Former California Governor Jerry Brown is living…

17 03 2022 | 15:10

Australian billionaires put more money into US$15 billion solar power export project

SYDNEY : Australia's two richest men joined a A$210 million (US$152 million) capital raising for an ambitious project to supply Singapore with solar power via an undersea cable, the company said on…

17 03 2022 | 15:09

Microsoft cuts its direct footprint, but its supply chain emissions went up in 2021

Despite Microsoft's commitment to be carbon negative by 2030, Scope 3 emissions are difficult to control. Microsoft has cut emissions from its own operations by 17 percent in 2021, but this was…

17 03 2022 | 15:01

Mainstream Renewable, Aker take stake in Japan floating wind project

LONDON : Wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power and Aker Offshore Wind have closed a deal which will give them a 50per cent stake in a 800 megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project in…

17 03 2022 | 14:59

Commentary: Is Singapore’s new focus on a fairer, greener society in line with what youths want?

Budget 2022 has granted things long advocated for by youth activists, but whether all young people are fully on board remains uncertain, says NUS undergraduate Ng Chia Wee. SINGAPORE: This year’s…

17 03 2022 | 14:54

Pilot scheme to trial electric vehicles as home generators for California’s rolling blackouts

The first tests involving vehicle-to-home charging will begin later this year in California.   A pilot scheme is trialling the use of electric vehicles (EVs) as generators for Californian homes…

17 03 2022 | 14:44

Sydney floods: No point tackling climate in Australia if emissions keep rising in developing world, PM says

Flooding is among ‘most extreme disasters in Australian history’, says major environmental assessment. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his government’s record on the climate…

17 03 2022 | 14:26

Unwanted Russian oil and gas poses ‘environmental conundrum’ over methane emission risk

Exclusive: ‘This crisis keeps emphasising the problems with fossil fuels,’ Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit expert says. Unwanted Russian oil and gas pose an “environmental conundrum” as it…

17 03 2022 | 14:14

Waterways charity to plant thousands of trees this spring

The Canal and River Trust will be planting enough trees to cover 21 football pitches. A charity that protects around 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales will be planting 21 football…