'Climate dividends' can help cut emissions and poverty, researchers say
Carbon taxes could push millions into poverty - but not if governments hand the money back to citizens
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Want companies to report climate abuses? Set up a global watchdog
Now is the time for a centralised entity tasked with doing due diligence on companies and raising alerts to investors about human rights or environmental abuses
Denmark firm on returning refugees to war-torn Syria
Denmark decides to push ahead with efforts to send Syrian refugees back to home country as it says conditions in parts of the country have improved
Opponents force referendum on Swiss same-sex marriage
The Swiss government certifies that opponents have gathered enough support to call a referendum and it will in May set a date for the vote, which could come in September at the earliest
Kenyan tour guides take COVID-19 vaccine in hopes of tourism revival
With vaccination campaigns progressing quickly in nations whose citizens travel to Kenya for safaris, guides were optimistic that after getting vaccinated business would pick up
Germany to spend 90% of EU recovery money on green, digital goals
Germany plans to spend 90% of EU' recovery fund on green and digitalization, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz says
Creative start-ups and private flats: City of London eyes post-COVID future
The City of London plans to convert empty offices into homes and offer lower rents to creative start-ups to help economy recover post-pandemic
John Kerry calls on scientists to lead fight against climate change denial
"We have to establish a baseline of truth or we can't build consensus in a democracy," the U.S. climate envoy says
Are non-profit vaccine passports the key to preserving privacy?
Vaccine passports built by non-profits may assuage some privacy concerns, but the underlying problem of access remains