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Biden administration awards $20 billion for clean energy investment in low-income communities

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Michael Regan on Thursday announced eight organizations that will

Renewables growth still lags climate targets, think tank says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year, with rising energy demand and weak grid

As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer

By Gwladys Fouche GEADGEBARJAVRI, Norway (Reuters) - Driving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in the Finnmark

Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers, report says

By Kate Abnett and Riham Alkousaa BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The vast majority of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of just 57 fossil fuels and cement

Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits northwest China’s Qinghai province

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the remote northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai shortly before 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) Thursday, state media agency Xinhua reported. (Reporting by

Panama Canal drought could threaten global supply chain, S&P says

By Marion Giraldo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The severe drought which has forced the Panama Canal, one of the world's busiest trade passages, to limit daily crossings could impact global supply chains

Brazil hopes COP30 climate summit boosts ecotourism

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian tourism officials are hoping to change the country's image as a mere haven for scantily-clad beachgoers by hosting U.N. climate talks next year in the

Fed blocks tough climate risk proposal by global banking watchdog, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve has blocked a push by a global banking watchdog to make climate risk a focus of financial rules, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with

Storms with typhoon-like winds ravage South China, killing 7

BEIJING (Reuters) - Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in China's southern Jiangxi province since the weekend, three of them blown out of their high-rise apartments

Giant Kazakh oil field operator denies spill reports

ALMATY (Reuters) -The operator of Kazakhstan's giant offshore Kashagan oilfield denied reports of an oil spill near the field and said on Tuesday its facilities were working normally. Globus, an

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?