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BHP Group’s carbon emissions set to see a small increase in 2024

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group's pathway to net zero will not be linear and it requires significant effort to overcome organic growth and technology challenges, the company's vice president for

Investors join forces to push for policy action on nature loss

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A group of more than 200 investors on Wednesday backed a plan to start talks with 60 companies over biodiversity, focusing on those active in countries with

Peru state-run oil firm reports crude leak from illegal connection

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's state-run oil producer said on Tuesday it had detected an illegal hook-up that caused crude to leak out from its pipeline in the north of the country that runs from the Amazon

EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030

By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of 112 cities aiming to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will need a combined 650 billion euros ($695.83 billion

Eastern Canada wildfire forces more hydro plant workers to evacuate

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A wildfire in an eastern Canadian province moved closer to a huge power plant on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of workers from a nearby town, officials said. "So (this is) very

Argentina sequences leafhopper genome to battle crop-destroying insect

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American

Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses significant threats to the environment and human health, the European Court of Justice said

Americans seek out cooler destinations for July 4 travel as temperatures sizzle

By Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) - Heat warnings have made Americans rethink their July 4th travel plans and triggered a rush to cooler vacation spots, data from Booking.com showed. Coastal destinations

Major Chinese asset managers have not outlined plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, Greenpeace says

(Corrects headline and first paragraph of June 21 story to clarify that report said the asset managers have not outlined any plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, not that they have no such

Activists say Bosnian dam threatens river life and rafters

By Amel Emric and Daria Sito-Sucic KONJIC, Bosnia (Reuters) - Environmental activist Lejla Kusturica stood on the banks of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Neretva river, wondering if it was the last time she

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China is worried about US–Philippines military exercises. It’s too close for comfort

Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.