Environment
Germany to allow carbon to be transported and stored underground
Germany will amend its carbon dioxide storage law to allow underwater carbon capture and storage in certain industrial sectors, as Europe’s largest economy aims to
Colombia pledges to put nature at the centre of global environmental talks
Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister, who is expected to become president of Cop16, said the South American country will use the summit to ensure that
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits China’s Xinjiang region
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Akki county in northwest China’s Xinjiang region on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre reported. The quake struck at a depth
Trinidad government confirms fuel oil spill off Tobago coast
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed that the refined product that leaked from a barge that struck a reef and capsized off the
Young activists lobby for Australia’s climate harm law
A group of young activists lobbied Australian lawmakers on Thursday for a bill that would require the government to consider how emissions-intensive projects could harm
Avalanche in Indian Kashmir kills foreign skier
At least one foreign skier was killed and several others trapped in an avalanche that hit Gulmarg, a popular ski destination in Indian Kashmir, on
Indonesia investigates effects of first large-scale tornado
Indonesia was rocked by a tornado of a magnitude never before recorded in the country, injuring at least 33 people and damaging buildings. After the
Germany to allocate up to $3.8bn for future green hydrogen imports
Germany will allocate up to 3.53 billion euros ($3.8 billion) of public funds to buy green hydrogen and its derivatives between 2027 and 2036, the
Chinese capital closes motorways due to heavy snowfall
Authorities in Beijing closed some motorways on Wednesday after heavier-than-expected snowfall hit the Chinese capital, part of a cold snap that has gripped many parts
Company fined for large-scale methane leak in Kazakhstan
The owners of a well linked to one of the largest methane leaks ever recorded will be fined more than 350 million tenge ($774,000; £614,000),