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Mirova, Rainforest Alliance to scale up land-focused projects

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Asset manager Mirova and the non-profit Rainforest Alliance have signed an agreement to scale up regenerative agriculture and sustainable land use projects across

Indonesia, South Korea sign incentives agreement on carbon emission

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to incentivise a reduction of carbon emissions produced by companies from both countries, a senior Indonesian

IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2 trillion this year, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, an International

Big solar projects launch in Idaho as US nuclear test sites go green

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Solar power developers will soon build two big solar projects on U.S. Department of Energy-owned lands in Idaho that are now cleaned up after decades of tests

Ecuador Indigenous, environmental groups protest Petroecuador gas flaring

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean Indigenous organizations and environmental advocacy groups on Wednesday protested state-run oil company Petroecuador, saying it is failing to comply with a court order to

UN chief rebukes fossil fuel industry supporters as climate records break

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that countries must confront not just the fossil-fuel industry, but also companies that support

US may revive some shut nuclear plants to help meet emissions goal, energy chief says

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, or add reactors to

Environmental groups to sue Canada’s Suncor over Colorado refinery emissions

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Environmental groups filed notice on Wednesday to sue Canadian oil producer Suncor Energy under the U.S. Clean Air Act for repeated air pollution violations at its Commerce

China plans new carbon measurement standards to boost climate efforts

By David Stanway and Siyi Liu BEIJING (Reuters) -China announced plans on Wednesday to better measure the carbon content of its products - a key step in reaching its own climate goals and meeting

Maersk truck and rail operations hit by German floods

OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping group Maersk's truck and rail operations have been hit by heavy flooding in Germany, the Danish company said on Wednesday. Several people died and thousands were forced to

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

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.