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Bolivia to sell $5 billion in carbon credits to stem rampant forest loss

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia aims to sell $5 billion worth of carbon offset credits, the government announced on Thursday, in a bid to shore up its economy and finance efforts to stop rampant forest

Imperial Oil fined for 2021 slop oil spill

(Reuters) - The Ontario government fined Imperial Oil C$900,000 ($641,391) for a slop oil leak into a tank containment area at its Sarnia site in 2021 that had an adverse effect on people. Slop oil is

US forecaster sees 57% chance of La Nina developing between now and December

(Reuters) - There is a 57% chance of La Niña emerging from now to December, and it is expected to persist through January to March 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. WHY IT'S

Two climate activists charged with spraying paint on UK’s Stonehenge

LONDON (Reuters) - Two environmental protesters who sprayed paint on Britain's Stonehenge in June have been charged with offences related to the alleged damage caused to the prehistoric megalithic

Govt waives environmental permits for low-polluting industries in push for ease of doing business

39 categories of 'white industries' will no longer need dual environmental permits to start operations. Activist worries it'll weaken pollution monitoring, set a 'dangerous precedent'.

JPMorgan gives green energy finance ratio for the first time

By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Ross Kerber BAKU (Reuters) - The United States' biggest lender JPMorgan provided $1.29 in financing to green energy for every dollar backing high-carbon energy

Emerging economies, excluding China, need $1 trillion in climate finance annually—new report at COP29

The Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance says that total climate finance requirement for these countries is $2.4 tn per year, of which $1 tn must come from foreign sources.

European parliament approves one-year delay to the EU anti-deforestation law

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament sought on Thursday to water down a ban on the import of commodities such as beef and soy linked to deforestation, and backed a one year

EU lawmakers seek change to deforestation law and back delay

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament sought on Thursday to water down a ban on the import of commodities such as beef and soy linked to deforestation, and backed a one year

Potential tropical cyclone 19 becomes a tropical depression, US NHC says

(Reuters) - Potential tropical cyclone 19 has become a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Thursday. The depression is located about 120 miles

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Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.