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COP28 presidency wants ‘historic’ mention of fossil fuels in text, up to nations

DUBAI (Reuters) - Cop28 Director General Majid Al Suwaidi said on Tuesday the summit's presidency wanted to include a "historic" mention on the future of fossil fuels in the next draft text for a deal

Britain’s water regulator enters next stage of enforcement cases in sewage treatment row

(Reuters) - Britain's water regulator said on Tuesday it has reached the next stage of its enforcement cases related to a probe into sewage treatment after water firms in 2021 admitted they could be

COP28 heads for overtime as draft fossil fuel deal divides nations

By Valerie Volcovici, Jake Spring and Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit was hurtling towards overtime early on Tuesday, with negotiators awaiting a new draft deal after many

Analysis-Farmer fury in Australia signals tough road to renewable energy

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hundreds of farmers are refusing to allow high-voltage overhead power lines to pass through their land, opposition that is threatening Australia's plans to

Lethal floods in Libya, wildfires in Europe, ‘heat dome’ in US — 10 climate disasters in 2023

While Africa saw 2 major floods highlighting perils of climate change, Europe had its own share of natural disasters. Closer home, it was heatwaves, cyclone & glacial lake outburst.

Seraya Partners raises $800 million for Asia infrastructure fund

By Neha Soni and Yantoultra Ngui (Reuters) - Singapore-headquartered private equity firm Seraya Partners said on Tuesday it had raised $800 million for its Asia infrastructure fund that focuses on

Storm hitting Chinese ports is a wakeup call for climate risk to markets

By Katy Daigle and Simon Jessop DUBAI (Reuters) - As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days. The storm, supercharged by

Extreme cold still poses reliability challenge for N. American power generators -NERC

(Reuters) - The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) anticipates that "freezing conditions" still remain a reliability concern for power generators, it said in a report released on Monday.

What to watch at COP28 on Tuesday

DUBAI (Reuters) - Negotiations have formally entered high-stress mode. With just hours to go before the COP28 climate summit is scheduled to end, nearly 200 countries remain sharply divided on the

Germany cannot support COP28 draft deal, foreign minister says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that the draft deal at COP28 climate summit was clearly insufficient and disappointing. Speaking at the German Climate

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Writings on the wall: Bengal’s epitaph for Left is, I let doctrine become dogma, ideology obstacle

In West Bengal, Left is in a dead heat with Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.