Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Environment|Science

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says

Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
Economy|Environment

Dubai to boost rainwater drainage system with $8.2 billion project

Dubai will spend 30 billion dirhams ($8.2 billion) to boost its rainwater drainage system after the Gulf city was hit by the heaviest downpours recorded in the UAE in 75 years in

Dubai to boost rainwater drainage system with $8.2 billion project
Business|Economy|Environment

Lufthansa to raise fares by up to 72 euros as environmental costs increase

Lufthansa will add an environmental charge of up to 72 euros ($77) to its fares, the airline group said on Tuesday, joining at least one

Lufthansa to raise fares by up to 72 euros as environmental costs increase
Economy|Environment

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says

Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says
Environment|News

Nigerian farmers abandon farms after attacks, sending food prices higher

Hassan Ya'u, a 42-year-old maize and sesame seed farmer in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, was tending to his crops early this month when

Nigerian farmers abandon farms after attacks, sending food prices higher
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

EU leaders want more green industry in Europe, draft shows

European Union leaders will call this week for a greater focus on manufacturing green technologies in Europe, as competition to produce electric cars and wind

EU leaders want more green industry in Europe, draft shows
Environment

Activists say Bosnian dam threatens river life and rafters

Environmental activist Lejla Kusturica stood on the banks of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Neretva river, wondering if it was the last time she

Activists say Bosnian dam threatens river life and rafters
Economy|Environment|Science

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows

Brazilian farmers are keener to switch to bioinputs than peers in other countries, according to new research showing the average annual growth of

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Data centers, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says

Data centers and electric vehicles are expected to ramp up U.S. power demand by about 300 terawatt-hours (TWh), equivalent to the electricity consumed annually by Turkey, by the

Data centers, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says
Business|Environment|Technology

Exxon, South Korea's SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supply

U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil said on Tuesday it had signed a non-binding agreement to supply lithium from its proposed Arkansas project to South Korean EV battery maker SK On.

Exxon, South Korea's SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supply
Business|Economy

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking
Business|Economy|Environment

ExxonMobil says French refinery may be suspended if strike continues

ExxonMobil may need to suspend production at its Gravenchon refinery in northern France if striking workers continue to block access to the site, the oil major said on Tuesday.

ExxonMobil says French refinery may be suspended if strike continues
Environment|Science

Argentina sequences leafhopper genome to battle crop-destroying insect

An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American

Argentina sequences leafhopper genome to battle crop-destroying insect
Environment|Health|News

Flooded Brazil 'ghost town' a climate warning to world, UN advisor says

Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas

Flooded Brazil 'ghost town' a climate warning to world, UN advisor says
Economy|Environment

EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030

A group of 112 cities aiming to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will need a combined 650 billion euros ($695.83 billion

EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030
Business|Environment

Miner BHP's carbon emissions to rise slightly this year

BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive revealed on Wednesday, as the miner said its "non

Miner BHP's carbon emissions to rise slightly this year
Business|Environment

Investors join forces to push for policy action on nature loss

A group of more than 200 investors on Wednesday backed a plan to start talks with 60 companies over biodiversity, focusing on those active in countries with

Investors join forces to push for policy action on nature loss
Environment|News|Science

Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian shelling destroyed a radiation control post in Velyka Znamyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russia's management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine said on

Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia
Business|Economy|Environment

Top four iron ore miners' carbon emissions reduction promises

Here are the carbon reduction targets and goals set out by the world's biggest four iron ore miners.

Top four iron ore miners' carbon emissions reduction promises
Business|Economy

U.S. crude imports touch two-year high despite lukewarm demand

U.S. crude oil imports last month rose to a nearly two-year high as refiners scooped up heavy crudes from Canada and Latin America to process into fuels for

U.S. crude imports touch two-year high despite lukewarm demand
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Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year

Nigeria on Tuesday announced a ban on single-use plastics in government offices as a prelude to a nation-wide ban set to begin in January next year, a move that

Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year
Environment|Health|News

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign

Sweltering summer weather is worsening conditions in Gaza where nearly all the 2.3 million inhabitants have been driven from their homes by

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign
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Panama Canal boosts ship depth, crossings at Neopanamax locks after rains

The Panama Canal authority said on Wednesday that recent rains boosted water levels, allowing heavier ships with larger cargo loads to transit the canal's Neopanamax locks.

Panama Canal boosts ship depth, crossings at Neopanamax locks after rains
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects

The European Union will set out how its member countries should jointly develop major renewable energy projects, in a bid to avoid projects being

EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects
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Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules

A group of 26 state attorneys general led by West Virginia and Kentucky on Wednesday challenged the Biden administration's new fuel economy rules, calling the

Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules

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