Norwegian and Swiss partners to explore capturing CO2 from air
The project aims to use direct carbon capture technology to store CO2 in a geological formation under the seabed off Norway's coast, to reduce planet-heating emissions
EU prepares to turn the screw on asset managers over greenwashing
New EU rules will make it harder for financial firms to talk up environmental credentials without following through with action
Under climate fire, Australian seeking OECD top job targets carbon-neutral world
Heads of green groups and academic institutions have urged the economic policy body not to pick Mathias Cormann, saying he has a poor record on climate policy
Under climate fire, Australian seeking OECD top job targets carbon-neutral world
Heads of green groups and academic institutions have urged the economic policy body not to pick Mathias Cormann, saying he has a poor record on climate policy
'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women
While women are often driving climate action on the ground, their local-level efforts rarely qualify for international funding - and that needs to change, experts and officials say
Going under? Brazil's hospitals at risk as climate change brings more floods
As health facilities battle the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather presents another threat, with 70% of Latin America's hospitals at risk from floods, hurricanes or earthquakes
Colombia targets 30% reduction in deforestation; 2020 figures 'positive' - minister
Environment minister hopes the national goal of a 30% cut to deforestation by 2022 can be exceeded, with a 50% target floated by the president still on the table
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Logging and land conversion - mainly for agriculture - are the prime culprits in stripping old-growth forests, says non-profit
Industry lobbies EU lawmakers to change carbon border levy plan
Firms push bloc to reconsider plans for a levy on carbon costs of imported goods
INSIGHT-Far from White House, Caribbean refinery to test Biden's promises on poverty and pollution
Re-start of a refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands could act as a test for Biden administration promises that new energy sources should not harm nearby communities