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LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trade deal with India will not include legally enforceable commitments on labor rights or environmental standards, five people briefed on the text have told …
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges Read More
The justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted 9-2 last week against a legal framework that would have made it impossible for Indigenous tribal leaders to reclaim traditional land and that …
Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds Indigenous rights to reclaim land Read More
It’s been another summer of extreme weather and the relentless drumbeat of climate change syncopating with the warm-water Pacific Ocean cycle of El Niño has reverberated across the globe. Floods in the …
Panama Canal drought: Rolling ecological crisis is raising prices everywhere Read More
OSLO, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Norway will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe for as long as needed while also working to decarbonise the continent’s energy systems, its climate …
Norway will deliver gas to Europe for as long as needed, climate minister says Read More
Ecuador’s historic vote to leave the Amazon rainforest’s oil reserves underground contrasts sharply with the results of the presidential elections held on the same day, and leaves the troubled country …
Ecuador faces economic dilemma after vote to ban oil drilling in the Amazon Read More
Back in 2015, when 174 countries and the European Union came together to finalize the Paris Agreement, each agreed to do its part to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Signatories put forward …
As the UN designs a new carbon market, experts call for a different approach Read More
Earth is overheating due to the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. This is “the biggest market failure the world has seen” according to economist Nicholas Stern. The rational behaviour …
Climate change is making debt more expensive – new study Read More
Prospective strike action by workers at Australia’s second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is being closely watched by European policymakers, concerned that a second winter of soaring energy prices could cause inflation to rebound. European …
LNG supplies: Why Europe is spooked by Australian strike Read More
At a meeting in Belém, Brazil, on 8-9 August, heads of state and foreign ministers gathered to discuss how to take a cooperative approach to a range of issues, including …
What the Amazon Summit means for deforestation and climate change Read More
Scientists and campaigners have slammed the government’s decision to hand unexpectedly large subsidies to the biggest polluters – making it far cheaper to pollute in the UK than in the …
Failing UK anti-pollution scheme needs ‘complete rethink’, experts say Read More