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Countries vulnerable to climate change demand credit rating revisions
A group of countries vulnerable to climate change is using a UN meeting this week to push for a review of credit ratings, arguing that
North Carolina city sues Duke Energy over climate crisis
A North Carolina city sued utility Duke Energy, accusing the company of misleading its customers and the general public about the harms of climate change.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes western Iran
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck western Iran, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake was felt in Iran’s Khuzestan province, injuring at
Soy traders push to soften ban on buying Amazon produce
Multinational grain traders operating in Brazil are seeking to weaken an agreement that bans buying soybeans from farms located on deforested land in the Amazon
EU postpones deforestation ban but rejects changes
Negotiators from EU institutions reached a compromise on Tuesday on an import ban on deforestation-related goods. Entry into force will be delayed by a year
Qatar to invest $1.3bn in climate technology in UK
Qatar is to invest £1bn ($1.3bn) in climate technology in the United Kingdom with engineering firm Rolls-Royce The UK government said on Wednesday it intends
Brazil prosecutors press Petrobras for more drilling studies in the Amazon
Brazilian prosecutors have asked state oil company Petrobras to conduct more studies before drilling off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, citing the possible effects
Wolves to lose their ‘strictly protected’ status in Europe
Wolves in Europe will be less protected from hunting from 2025, after most European countries accepted a proposal to downgrade their status due to their
China’s first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica begins operation
China said its first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica began operations this week. The move is intended to help monitor changes on the southern continent
Death toll in Uganda landslide rises to 28
Among the bodies recovered from the mud in eastern Uganda were those of two three-year-old boys. Police say the death toll from last week’s landslide,