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West African nations call for firms to be able to offset carbon

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 10 West African countries has weighed into a debate over whether companies around the world should be allowed to use carbon offsets to cut emissions,

River Rhine in south Germany remains closed to shipping after rain

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany were still closed to cargo shipping on Wednesday after heavy rain in the region increased water levels, navigation authorities said. Rhine

China to establish carbon footprint management system by 2027

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China aims to establish an initial carbon footprint management system by 2027, it said on Wednesday, a move that would create a more comprehensive and unified system of

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide removed each year from the atmosphere in order to meet global

US Southwest expected to roast with pre-summer heat wave

By Steve Gorman and Brendan O'Brien LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Millions of Americans from the Gulf Coast of Texas to California's San Francisco Bay area were warned on Tuesday to curb outdoor activity and

Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by 403 plaintiffs arising

Sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean, Greece says

By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective

Season’s first heat wave to scorch parts of Western, Southern US

(Reuters) - Millions of people in the Western and Southern United States will bear the brunt of the summer's first heat wave starting on Tuesday as temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees

River Rhine in south Germany still closed to shipping after rain

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remained closed to cargo shipping on Tuesday after heavy rain in south Germany increased water levels, navigation authorities said. Rhine

Countries’ plans not yet aligned with tripling renewables capacity goal

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Countries' climate plans are not yet in line with a goal to triple renewable energy capacity worldwide by 2030 which was set at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai

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.