COP26 pact set to include phasing out of coal and fossil fuels
Countries are compelled to accelerate the phase out of ‘unabated coal’ and ‘inefficient fossil fuel subsidies’ in the third draft text of the [...]
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Chinese President 'boycotts' COP26 hinting they won't comply with climate goals
The President of China is set to snub a crucial climate change summit hosted by the UK later this month, reports say. The [...]
Relook portrayal of nature in Singapore's history textbooks: Study
SINGAPORE – How the environment is portrayed in Singapore’s history textbooks should be relooked to give students a more comprehensive understanding about sustainability, [...]
Iran's Khamenei says water crisis protesters cannot be blamed
DUBAI (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iranians protesting over water shortages cannot be blamed, and called on [...]
As Japan reboots 44-year-old nuclear reactor, experts sound alarm
TOKYO (REUTERS) – The head of a major inquiry into Japan’s nuclear disaster and a former senior Cabinet adviser have sounded the alarm [...]
XR activists chain themselves to fence in front of Queen at Royal Ascot
Four Extinction Rebellion members walked onto the racecourse at Royal Ascot and chained themselves to a fence on the event’s final day. The [...]
China says its sea levels have risen 3.4mm a year from 1980 to 2020
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s coastal sea waters have risen by 3.4mm per annum over the 1980-2020 period and hit their third-highest level on record [...]
Apple announces $267 million forestry fund to reduce carbon
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Apple on Thursday (Arpil 15) announced a US$200 million (S$267 million) fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects, [...]
With money for trees, Kerala village fights climate change
BANGALORE- Mr Madhavan Puliyammakal, 83, had never imagined that planting trees on his coffee farm would do anything more than provide a patch [...]
Brazil vice president defends rain forest policy, says it won't change if Biden wins in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao speaks during a news conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano [...]