Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracyNews
Amazonian chief at UN to combat traditional knowledge piracy
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - The leader of the Brazilian Amazon's Huni Kui people remains hopeful that a planned United Nations treaty…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full article$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methodsNews
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods
Paris, France (AFP)- The International Energy Agency announced on Tuesday that $2.2 billion had been pledged by governments and companies to improve access to less…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleSummer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: studyNews
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleEURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital ValenciaNews
EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital Valencia
Valencia, Spain - The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will take place from 26 - 28 June within the framework of…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleAustralia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’News
Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’
By Steven TRASK | AFP Canberra, Australia - Australia touted plans to become a "renewable energy superpower" in an annual budget Tuesday, but the government's…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleMichigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleActivists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policiesNews
Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policies
By AFP Paris, France (UPDATED) - Over 100 civil society groups on Monday expressed alarm at attacks on green policies in Europe as key elections loom,…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleUniversity of Helsinki and Vetcare collaborate for research innovations in animal welfareNews
University of Helsinki and Vetcare collaborate for research innovations in animal welfare
By Anna Humalamäki, University of Helsinki In April 2024 Vetcare and the University of Helsinki signed a partnership agreement to further deepen their research collaboration…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleIllegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UNNews
Illegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UN
Vienna, Austria (AFP) - The proportion of the global wildlife trade that is illegal has risen, the UN reported Monday, saying progress to end the…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleUS, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleChinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probeNews
Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched an anti-subsidy probe,…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleBid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warmingNews
Bid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warming
By Catherine HOURS | AFP Paris, France - Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleEuropean Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental AdvantagesNews
European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental Advantages
New analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that European-made batteries could potentially be up to 60% less carbon-intensive than those produced in China. However,…
Adrian AlexandreMay 13, 2024
Full articleParks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shiftNews
Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - Can America's national parks remain "unimpaired" forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife unaltered? Global warming…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleEarly forest fires prompt evacuations in CanadaNews
Early forest fires prompt evacuations in Canada
By AFP Montreal, Canada - Thousands of people fled their homes Sunday in western Canada as hundreds of wildfires beginning earlier than usual portend a…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleRivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south BrazilNews
Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
By Florian PLAUCHEUR Porto Alegre, Brazil - River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleDogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floodsNews
Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floods
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI Porto Alegre, Brazil - At a makeshift field hospital for pets rescued from Brazil's flooded south, a steady stream of volunteers arrives…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleBrazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit southNews
Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews
Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories
By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleFirst ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular aurorasNews
First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
By Issam AHMED | AFP Paris, France - Earth was set to be struck by more powerful solar storms on Saturday, a day after the…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleUS, China pledge joint methane action at climate talksNews
US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talks
By AFP Washington, United States - The United States and China promised Friday to work together on reduction of methane, the second most abundant greenhouse…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articlePowerful solar storm pummels Earth, threatening disruptionNews
Powerful solar storm pummels Earth, threatening disruption
By Issam AHMED | AFP Washington, United States - A huge solar storm begun pummeling Earth on Friday, bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleOctogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna CartaNews
Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna Carta
By AFP London, United Kingdom - Two environmental activists in their 80s on Friday targeted the historic Magna Carta document at the British Library in…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleHotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives diseaseNews
Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease
By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand - Humans have made our planet warmer, more polluted and ever less hospitable to many species, and these…
SourceMay 10, 2024
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