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Canada’s First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission

By Wa Lone (Reuters) - Canada's Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to the excessive release of harmful chemicals from INEOS Styrolution's plastic manufacturing plant, the

Amidst climate change, Japan moves towards seagrass for carbon capture

By Tom Bateman and Kiyoshi Takenaka YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, wading in the shallows to

SNB says climate change matter for politics, not central banks

BERN (Reuters) - Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday.

Climate change a matter for politicians, not central banks: SNB

BERN (Reuters) - Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday.

Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting over its investments

By John Revill BERN (Reuters) - Climate campaigners picketed the Swiss National Bank's shareholders meeting on Friday to protest against the central bank's investments in companies they say damage the

South America weather experts see La Nina, El Nino frequency rising

LIMA (Reuters) - The climate phenomena known as El Nino and La Nina, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered

Explainer-New EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized new regulations targeting pollution from power plants, including a landmark rule that requires sweeping

Colombia’s Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's parks agency, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and German fund Legacy Landscapes on Thursday launched a financial mechanism to fund Chiribiquete

Biden administration sets landmark rules to clean up US power sector

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced final rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut

US environmental regulator revamps rules to clean up power sector

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules for power plants, that it says could cut over 1 billion metric tons from

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

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.