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Women suffer disproportionately from climate change. That’s why they can fix it too

During a natural calamity, women eat less, grow comparatively less food, and are more likely to die than men. They remain chronically underrepresented in disaster planning and are less likely than men to be asked about their needs.

Fishermen in Rio de Janeiro use app to record, report water pollution

By Renato Spyrro RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - All it takes is a boat trip around the Guanabara Bay in the state of Rio de Janeiro to spot oil or chemical substances that have been dumped into the waters

US, China ‘narrowing’ rift on climate finance in this week’s talks, US envoy says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States still have "some differences" on issues such as climate finance but have made progress in narrowing them during talks this week, U.S. climate envoy John

Super Typhoon Yagi roars into China’s Hainan, disrupting lives of millions

By Farah Master and Liz Lee HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, landed in China's Hainan on Friday, bringing violent gales and heavy rain that triggered

Russia declares farm emergency in Tomsk region because of crop damage

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has introduced a state of emergency for the farm sector in the Tomsk region of Siberia because of weather damage to crops, the regional governor said on Friday. Vladimir

ADB to devote half its lending to climate finance by 2030

By David Lawder (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank said on Friday it approved a new goal to devote 50% of its annual lending to climate finance by 2030 and boost private sector capital

Germany blocks CO2 vouchers for oil companies over fraud concerns in China

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Environment Agency announced on Friday that it rejected carbon credits for 215,000 tons of CO2 emissions from oil companies due to suspected fraud involving climate

Perpetua expects US approval for antimony mine by year’s end

(Reuters) -Perpetua Resources said on Thursday it expects the U.S. government to approve its antimony and gold project in northern Idaho by the end of the year, news that sent the company's stock up

Factbox-How Trump would seek to dismantle Biden’s climate legacy

(Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has laid out an energy policy platform centered around maximizing U.S. fuel and power output, in part by dismantling the Biden administration’s

Canada oil industry group calls for changes to anti-greenwashing laws

(Reuters) - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) on Thursday urged the country's Competition Bureau to make changes to anti-greenwashing legislation passed earlier this year, and

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.