Environment
G7 and Vietnam make final adjustments to climate plan before COP28
Vietnam is finalising reform pledges with G7 governments and multilateral lenders that could unlock billions of dollars in loans to reduce coal use in Southeast
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft Clean Air Bill to reduce pollution
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft Clean Air Act aimed at reducing pollution, a government spokesman said. The draft Clean Law will regulate pollution-causing
Lightning strikes in India’s Gujarat kill 24 people
Twenty-four people have been killed in lightning strikes and about 23 injured in rain-related incidents in the western Indian state of Gujarat over the past
Taiwan was shaken by an offshore earthquake
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Sunday, the island’s meteorological bureau said, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to shake briefly
UN aviation meeting agrees 5% emissions reduction target by 2030
A meeting of more than 100 countries on Friday agreed with an interim target to cut global aviation emissions by 2030 through the use of
Iceland remains on alert for eruption despite drop in seismic activity
Icelandic authorities said they remained on alert for a volcanic eruption in the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, although the chances were decreasing after a drop in
Danish fund to invest 10 billion dollars in Mexico to produce green hydrogen
A Danish fund will invest $10 billion in a development hub in southern Mexico to produce green hydrogen for ships and replace the use of
World’s largest iceberg breaks off, heads for the Southern Ocean
The world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said. At nearly 4,000 square kilometres, the
Peru’s glaciers destroyed by climate change
Due to climate change, Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers over the past six decades. Peru is home to 68 per cent of
Brazil has allocated $65 million from the Amazon Foundation to protect rainforests
Brazil’s National Development Bank has approved 318 million reais ($65 million) from the Amazon Fund ($1.3 billion) to create a security project to combat deforestation