Environment
Swiss and Thai groups close first carbon offset deal
A Thai electric bus operator said on Monday it had sold the first carbon offsets under a new system created by the Paris Agreement to
Snow in Japan complicates relief efforts for earthquake victims
Japan’s prime minister pledged “continuous” support for areas affected by the New Year’s Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts, with
British Conservative lawmaker slams government climate plans
A former British energy minister announced his intention to quit the ruling Conservative party and resign as a lawmaker over the government’s climate policy, criticising
Floods in Great Britain after heavy rains
Major rivers in Great Britain overflowed their banks following heavy rains. The government issued more than 300 flood warnings, tour operators announced severe disruption and
Flooding and snowfall hit north-west Europe after the latest Atlantic storm
Parts of northwestern Europe struggled to cope with the aftermath of the latest in a series of storms that dumped rain or snow, while northern
Germany’s CO2 emissions in 2023 will fall to the lowest level in 70 years
Germany’s carbon dioxide emissions in 2023 fall to their lowest level since the 1950s due to a decline in coal-fired power generation and output cuts
Trudeau’s climate plan suffers setback in Saskatchewan
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a setback for his climate change action plan in conservative-leaning Saskatchewan as provincial opposition to the federal carbon tax
One person died in Belgium due to heavy rains
A 59-year-old woman died in the Belgian province of East Flanders on Tuesday after being hit by a demolished fence during heavy rains in the
Britain recorded the second warmest year on record in 2023
Britain experienced its second warmest year on record in 2023, the national weather service Met Office said, pointing to the growing impact of human-induced climate
China breaks heat records in 2023
China’s heat eased in 2023, with temperature records broken in different cities. The Asian country’s high temperatures led 127 national weather stations to break records