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Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestle, are almost certain to miss a target to make plastic packaging more

Blue whales found to swallow 10 million microplastic pieces daily

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Earth's largest animals, blue whales are mighty big eaters, gulping tons of food each day. They also now are ingesting huge amounts of plastic, according to

Low-carbon energy investment lagging in developed economies -study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investments in the low-carbon technology needed to reduce planet-warming emissions in emerging markets sank in the past four years even as financing jumped in developed economies,

Brazil’s 2021 climate emissions highest since 2005, report says

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions rose more than 12% in 2021 largely due to surging deforestation in the Amazon rainforest under far-right President Jair

Storm Lisa set to become hurricane in beeline toward Belize, Guatemala

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lisa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight as it swirls directly toward Belize and Guatemala, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday

Tropical Storm Martin forms over central North Atlantic – NHC

(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Martin has formed in the central North Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday. Martin,

Brazil’s 2021 climate emissions highest since 2006, report says

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions rose more than 12% in 2021 largely due to surging deforestation in the Amazon rainforest under far-right President Jair

Climate activists face charges after autobahn stunt delays emergency help

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two climate activists face criminal proceedings after a demonstration on a Berlin motorway slowed emergency services' response to a severe traffic accident, police in the German

Germany calls for ‘precautionary’ pause in deep-sea mining

(Reuters) - Germany has called for a pause in the developing deep-sea mining industry, saying not enough is known about the likely impacts of mining the seabed for battery metals. The world's

France had hottest month of October since 1945

PARIS (Reuters) - October 2022 is set to be the hottest month of October in France since records started in 1945, national weather agency Meteo-France said in a statement. With an average temperature

On Camera

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

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?