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California concerned over flooding potential after heavy rains

By Steve Gorman and Brendan O'Brien LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emergency officials in California's San Luis Obispo County spent early Friday patrolling levies and swollen rivers after an atmospheric

Third black rhino born in Czech safari park in one year, in rare lucky streak

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A third critically endangered Eastern black rhinoceros was born within a year in the Czech Safari Park Dvur Kralove, a unique occurrence, the safari said on

Factbox-Energy firms bet big on carbon capture projects in U.S., Canada

(Reuters) - Energy companies are making big investments in carbon capture projects, in their bid to slash greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net-zero goals. WHAT IS CCS? A carbon capture and storage

US senators blast Treasury’s ‘lack of progress’ on climate risks

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. senators blasted the Treasury Department on Thursday for what they called its failure to act more swiftly on countering climate risks, and they urged

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up in February

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose in February to the highest level on record for the month, preliminary official data showed on Friday,

EU seeks to arrest industry decline in green transition

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is a global frontrunner in cutting carbon emissions but is also moving to ensure the green transition doesn't make it an industrial desert,

BP 2022 emissions unchanged at around 340 million T of CO2 equivalent

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - BP's emissions in 2022 were broadly unchanged from the previous year at around 340 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, according to its annual report published on

EU strikes deal to curb energy use by 2030

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union struck a deal on Friday to cut final energy consumption across the bloc by 11.7% by 2030, a goal lawmakers said would help fight climate change and curb Europe's

EU strikes deal to curb final energy consumption by 2030

The deal was agreed between negotiators from EU countries and European Parliament. From 2024 to 2030, nations will have to save an average of 1.49% of energy use per year.

Indonesia invites oil and gas operators to set up carbon capture facilities

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies operating in Indonesia are being encouraged to install carbon capture facilities in their working areas, the Energy Ministry said on Friday. The resource-rich

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.