Environment watchdogs condemn arrest of Ugandan activists
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) - Environmental watchdogs Saturday condemned the arrest of six Ugandan rights campaigners as a coordinated effort to silence…
3 years ago
Environment
Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said…
3 years ago
New Zealand to make banks report climate impact
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand passed a law Thursday forcing banks to reveal the impact of their investments…
3 years ago
Isolated and unpaid, Mongolian coal drivers queue at Chinese border
by Khaliun Bayartsogt Agence France-Presse TSAGAAN KHAD, Mongolia (AFP) - Snaking across the barren Mongolian desert, a convoy crawls along…
3 years ago
Putin will not attend COP 26 climate summit: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to next month's landmark UN climate summit, the Kremlin…
3 years ago
EU lawmakers back plan for sustainable farming
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - The European Parliament backed Wednesday an ambitious EU push to make farming more sustainable, in a move…
3 years ago
Rio Tinto says to ‘halve’ emissions by 2030
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent…
3 years ago
Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5C climate target: UN
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The world's nations are currently planning to produce more than double…
3 years ago
Lebanon’s car culture questioned in crisis
by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - By challenging Lebanon's national passion for automobile ownership, and driving…
3 years ago
Oil & gas giant Total downplayed climate threat: study
PARIS, France (AFP) - The French oil and gas major Total deliberately downplayed the threat of global warming from the…
3 years ago
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