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Fashion industry driving demand for green shipping, Maersk says

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers

EU set to swerve binding targets to improve soil health

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's first law to improve soil heath will not include any binding targets to curb pollution or the degradation of soils, a draft showed, rebuffing

Land and sea temperatures touch record high, experts warn against extreme climate change

Though mean temperatures had temporarily breached the 1.5C threshold before, this was the first time they had done so in the northern hemisphere summer that starts on 1 June.

NSW regulator says Newcrest’s Cadia mine has taken steps to reduce dust pollution

(Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd's Cadia mine in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) has adjusted its operations to significantly reduce production of dust, the state's Environment Protection Authority (

Storm Beatriz approaches Mexican Pacific resorts, hurricane expected

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Storm Beatriz formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday and will likely strengthen into a hurricane by Friday, prompting the government to issue warnings for popular beach

EU to propose exit from Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is readying a proposal for EU countries to jointly quit an international energy treaty, after some governments already pledged to leave over

Canada’s oil province Alberta can cut power grid emissions to net-zero, report says

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's biggest oil and gas producing province, Alberta, can affordably cut net emissions from its electricity grid by 2035 as it accelerates investment

Cricket-Three Just Stop Oil protesters charged after disrupting play at Lord’s

LONDON (Reuters) - Three Just Stop Oil protesters were charged with aggravated trespass after they interrupted day one of the second Ashes test match between England and Australia at Lord's, London's

Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction -study

LONDON (Reuters) - Extracting minerals from the ocean floor could cause biodiversity loss up to 25 times greater than land-based mining, and fixing the damage would cost twice as much as extraction, a

More than 100 million Americans at risk as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nearly a third of Americans will experience poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from prolonged Canadian wildfires fill the skies over the Midwest and East,

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.

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.