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Britain eyes 2026 start for tougher company climate disclosures

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would decide in the second quarter of next year on whether to endorse a global set of climate disclosures that would be mandatory for listed

Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Ibu volcano

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's volcanology agency on Thursday raised the alert level of the Ibu volcano to the highest on its scale after a series of recent eruptions. The agency in a statement also

How Europe reduced its greenhouse gas emissions last year

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5% last year, official data published this week showed, continuing a trend of declining emissions in Europe.

A second Trump presidency would target IEA’s green focus, advisers say

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy

US must act to slash landfill methane emissions, report says

(Reuters) - Methane emissions at nearly two dozen U.S. landfills regularly exceeded federal limits and in some cases were higher than facility owners reported to the government, according to an

Brazil prosecutors again seek to suspend Canadian potash mine in the Amazon

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit to suspend a license given to a Canadian firm to install what would be Latin America's largest fertilizer mine in the Amazon

Winds set to push blaze away from Canadian oil city, says wildfire service

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Favorable winds are expected to push a major wildfire away from the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, officials said on Wednesday, less than a day after

India’s monsoon rains to arrive on May 31, to boost crop output

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's monsoon is forecast to hit the Kerala coast in the southwest on May 31, the state-run weather office said on Wednesday,

Southwest monsoon to arrive in Kerala around 31 May, IMD forecasts

According to past records, usual onset date for southern state is 1 June. The onset of Southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be 'near normal', says IMD chief.

India monsoon rains to arrive on May 31, weather office says

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains, essential for the country's economy, are forecast to hit the Kerala coast in the southwest on May 31, the state-run weather office said on Wednesday, a day

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.