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DAVOS, Switzerland — For the second year in a row, Western sanctions have prevented Russian officials and oligarchs from attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Swiss ski-resort town …
Davos struggles to get used to a world without Russia Read More
Billions of euros ringfenced for Europe’s post-Covid recovery could be diverted into a raft of new fossil-fuel infrastructure projects, deals which may lock Europe into contracts for the next 20 …
€60bn earmarked for EU Covid recovery could go to fossil-fuel projects Read More
Washington state rang in the New Year with the launch of its most ambitious plan to slash carbon pollution. The new “cap-and-invest” program is designed to follow in the footsteps …
Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works. Read More
As tensions between the EU and China rise, European companies are turning to Southeast Asia for investment. This trend will likely continue, despite Beijing relaxing its strict Zero-COVID policy. Following …
European investors give China the cold shoulder Read More
Last year, DeSmog chased ambitious stories all along the climate spectrum. We investigated allegations of workers exposed to radioactive oilfield waste, reported from the frontlines of climate-fueled extreme weather and climate migration, expanded our coverage …
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will Read More
More investments in Africa could see the Biden administration reduce China and the EU’s dominance in trade with Africa The US is optimistic that if the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) …
Why the US is backing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Read More
Mammai Bhoo Laxmi’s husband went to Qatar to work on its FIFA World Cup infrastructure as a construction worker. Within one week of arriving, he was reported dead. Eight years …
India: Families of migrants who died in Qatar seek answers Read More
Europe’s carbon market expansion plans could hardly have come at a worse time. Starting Friday, EU institutions will attempt to finalize an extensive revamp of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), …
Weekend showdown looms for EU carbon pricing revamp Read More
Climate and environmental campaigners on Wednesday hailed the first-ever U.S. government offshore wind power lease sale off the Pacific coast, an auction that drew over three-quarters of a billion dollars in …
Historic Offshore Wind Lease Sale in California Gets Over $750 Million in Winning Bids Read More
More than 1,700 environmental and land defenders have been killed in the last decade. Most of them were Indigenous people — and most were in Latin America, a DW analysis …
Defending the environment can be a death sentence Read More