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Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government
Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: governmentNews

Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News

Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29

By Laurent Thomet and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout…
SourceSourceNovember 16, 2024 Full article
Nature conservation is a public good, not a market
Nature conservation is a public good, not a marketNews

Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

By Euan Ritchie, Deakin University and Yung En Chee | University of Melbourne | 360info Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2024 Full article
Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm relief
Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm reliefNews

Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm relief

Washington, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered deployment of up to 1,000 troops to flood-ravaged North Carolina to boost emergency…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2024 Full article
Spain’s Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition
Spain’s Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transitionNews

Spain’s Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition

Strasbourg, France (AFP) - Spain's Teresa Ribera was Tuesday named as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc's economic…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2024 Full article
Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guard
Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guardNews

Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guard

By Adrien DE CALAN | AFP Brussels, Belgium - What does the future hold for EU climate policies? Next week's unveiling of the new European…
SourceSourceSeptember 13, 2024 Full article
European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EU
European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EUClimate

European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EU

Once hailed as a landmark initiative to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Green Deal is encountering significant challenges as political…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024 Full article
Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?
Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?News

Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?

By Wesley Morgan, UNSW in Sydney | 360info Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it's serious about moving away…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2024 Full article
Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’
Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’News

Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) - (UPDATED) Malaysia is inviting countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans but leave them in their natural habitat,…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2024 Full article
UK climate strategy under scrutiny at landmark court case
UK climate strategy under scrutiny at landmark court caseClimateNews

UK climate strategy under scrutiny at landmark court case

By Clara LALANNE | AFP London, United Kingdom - The British government on Tuesday faced an unprecedented legal challenge for allegedly failing to protect people,…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon tax
Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon taxNews

Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon tax

By Paul CASSEDANNE | AFP Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark will introduce the world's first carbon tax on livestock, a unique measure designed to bring the…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article
Serbia will not let a potential lithium mine ‘destroy’ environment: PM
Serbia will not let a potential lithium mine ‘destroy’ environment: PMNews

Serbia will not let a potential lithium mine ‘destroy’ environment: PM

Belgrade, Serbia (AFP) - The Serbian government would not allow a potential lithium mine to destroy its "rivers" and "mountains", Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
EU states give final green light to nature restoration law
EU states give final green light to nature restoration lawNews

EU states give final green light to nature restoration law

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) - EU member countries on Monday gave final approval to a key biodiversity measure, a bloc-wide nature restoration law, after Austria's climate…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil explorationNews

Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - The new boss of Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it was crucial that the state-run company "accelerate" oil exploration,…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrongClimate

What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong

By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University in Melbourne Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policies
Activists 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,…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian votersClimate

Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters

By: Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal; Titto Idicula, St.Olavs Hospital, NTNULocation: Thiruvananthapuram | Source: 360info Unprecedented climate change disasters — prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article