Environment
Mexico City residents protest over water shortages
Residents of Mexico City have been protesting water shortages for weeks, with authorities warning of “unprecedented” levels in a major system that supplies millions of
Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for protesting against oil
Climate activist Greta Thunberg went on trial on Thursday for a public order offence related to a protest outside an oil and gas conference in
Bird flu found in penguins near Antarctica, killing 200 chicks
A deadly type of bird flu has been found in Papuan penguins for the first time, according to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, raising
Greece hit record green power production
Greece achieved record wind, solar and hydropower production last year, according to its electricity grid operator, IPTO. Power produced by renewables and hydropower plants accounted
California braces for back-to-back atmospheric river storms
California is bracing for a pair of approaching Pacific storms that are expected to drench much of the state with heavy rainfall that could trigger
EU needs trillions in investment to meet climate targets by 2050
The European Union will need €1.5 trillion a year in investment to meet its zero-emissions target by 2050, according to a study backed Monday by
Brazil’s public prosecutor urges Vale and BHP to resolve dam disaster situation
Miners Vale, l.s. and their Samarco joint venture must strike a deal on compensation for the deadly 2015 dam disaster or risk paying much more
Climate change activists threw soup at the Louvre’s “Mona Lisa”
Two climate change activists threw soup at the protective glass of the famous “Mona Lisa” at the Louvre Museum in Paris. “Which is more important,
Environmental group criticises Italy’s Eni for using palm oil by-product
European environmental lobby group Transport & Environment has criticised Eni, saying in a report published on Monday that the Italian energy group’s use of palm
Panama Canal turns to coffee farmers to heal area hit by deforestation and drought
An incentive programme for Panamanian coffee farmers who have planted dozens of trees near the country’s eponymous canal aims to benefit the global waterway, which