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Corporate climate watchdog keeps lid on buying carbon offsets to meet climate targets

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said in a research paper on Tuesday there was not enough scientific support for the influential corporate climate

Wildfire rages on Greek island of Evia for second day

By Giorgos Moutafis EVIA, Greece (Reuters) - More than 200 firefighters backed up by helicopters and water-carrying planes battled a wildfire on Greece's second-biggest island of Evia for a second day

Rio Tinto iced out by investor advocate ACCR over climate stance

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian shareholder advocacy group said it would no longer engage with Rio Tinto after the miner lobbied the Australian government to remove a reference to climate change

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays

(Reuters) -Air New Zealand abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty

Number of forest fires drop from 3.45 lakh in 2020 to 2.03 lakh in 2024, loss of wildlife not known

In response to a question in Parliament, govt says India saw lowest number of forest fires between November 2023 & June 2024 in 4 yrs. At 21,033, Uttarakhand recorded the highest number.

Fire at BASF chemicals plant in Germany extinguished; 14 hurt

BERLIN (Reuters) - A fire that broke out at German chemicals giant BASF's plant in Ludwigshafen has been extinguished, a company spokesperson and police said on Monday. Fourteen workers sustained

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon goal, cites plane delivery delays

(Reuters) -Air New Zealand abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty

Air NZ dumps 2030 carbon intensity reduction target

(Reuters) -Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it would drop its 2030 carbon intensity reduction target, marking a big shift as global airlines struggle to cope with aircraft shortages and tight supply of

Air New Zealand dumps 2030 carbon intensity targets in climate policy shift

(Reuters) -Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it would drop its 2030 carbon intensity reduction target, marking a big shift as global airlines struggle to cope with aircraft shortages and tight supply of

Jasper town fires extinguished, Canadian officials defend forest management practices

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Parks Canada, the federal agency managing the country's national parks, on Monday rejected criticism that it left the town of Jasper vulnerable to wildfires by not removing

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?