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Shell scales back 2030 carbon emissions target

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell weakened its 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a 2035 objective, citing expectations for lower power sales and strong demand for gas in the energy

California needs to triple pace of emissions cuts to meet 2030 goal, report says

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) - California needs to triple its annual carbon emissions reductions to meet its 2030 target, a report by consulting firm Beacon Economics and San Francisco-based think

Shell loosens 2030 carbon emissions target

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Shell has lowered its target for reducing the intensity of its overall carbon emissions by 2030, it said on Thursday, citing expectations for lower power sales. In an

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023 despite climate pledges

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) -Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite commitments from the sector to plug leaking infrastructure in a bid to combat

After destructive floods, EU sues Greece for failing to revise risk plans

ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was taking Greece to the EU's top court for failing to revise its flood risk management plans, a key tool for EU countries to prepare

Giant Sequoias, world’s largest trees, thriving in UK, report shows

LONDON (Reuters) - Giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth, are thriving in Britain, growing at a rate nearly equivalent to those found in their native range in the U.S. state of California,

Explainer-When the double brood of cicadas will come out – and what to expect

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Parts of the United States are about to experience a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two enormous adjacent broods of periodical cicadas.

Methane emissions from energy sector near record high in 2023, IEA says

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite a raft of commitments from the oil and gas industry to plug leaking

Mango adapts as climate change makes fashion less seasonal

By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish retailer Mango is honing in on adaptable clothing to help customers adjust to wild swings in temperature as climate change makes fashion less seasonal, Chief

Argentina downpour drenches crop fields; flash floods in Buenos Aires

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Intense rains in Argentina are beginning to leave the soil in key agricultural areas too wet, which could bring difficulties when the time comes to harvest

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?