Environment

Corporate climate pledge weakened by carbon offsets move

NEW YORK (AFP): The world's main benchmark for vetting corporate climate action has been accused by its staff of "greenwashing"…

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Flying Russian priests pray for floods to end

MOSCOW (AFP): Russian Orthodox priests have flown over a swelling river in a Soviet-era plane with an icon, praying for…

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Russian city calls for mass evacuations due to rapidly rising flood waters

ORENBURG (Reuters): Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg called on thousands of residents to evacuate immediately on Friday due…

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Global climate standard challenged by staff over carbon credit decision

PARIS (AFP): The primary standard used globally to evaluate corporate climate efforts faces allegations of "greenwashing" from its own employees.…

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European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind

GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) : Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from…

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Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further

ORENBURG (Reuters) : The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and…

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US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough

WASHINGTON (Reuters): President Joe Biden's administration is offering farmers money for adopting practices that store carbon in the soil to…

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Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect infrastructure from climate-fueled extreme weather

Rachel Frazin The Biden administration is putting $830 million toward helping protect bridges, roads, ports and other infrastructure from extreme…

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U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters): Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change,…

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Canada risks another ‘catastrophic’ wildfire season, government says

(Reuters): Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said on Wednesday, as it forecasted higher-than-normal spring and summer…

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