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US lifts ban on old-style light bulbs
The US is scrapping a ban on energy-inefficient light bulbs which was due to come in at the beginning of 2020. The…
Photo Story: Satellite image of wildfires around the world
A handout released via the NASA Worldview application on 28 August 2018 shows a satellite image with the red dots indicating fires…
Greta Thunberg nears the end of her Atlantic crossing
Greta Thunberg is likely to arrive in New York soon after crossing the Atlantic in a zero-carbon yacht. “Land!! The lights of…
Brazil makes U-turn on international aid offer for Amazon
Brazil appears to have backtracked on its rejection of G7 funds to fight the Amazon forest fires, saying it will accept as…
Fires continue to burn in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows a fire burning in the upper Amazon River basin near Porto Velho,…
G7 to release funds to fight fires in the Amazon
International leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to provide logistical and financial support to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest.…
Sharks to be given new international protection
Countries have agreed to strengthen protections for 18 threatened species of sharks and rays, including those hunted for their meat and fins.…
Bolivia also under threat from rapidly spreading fires
While the world's attention has been focused on the destruction to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, neighbouring Bolivia is struggling with fires…
The fires in the Amazon rainforest from space
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The northern states…
Ireland to try block Mercosur trade deal because of concerns over Amazon fires
As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between…
Leading fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment
Major fashion companies from around the world said on Friday they had signed a pact which they would present at this week’s…
Photo Story: Residents in Marbella evacuated due to forest fire
View of a forest fire in the area Altos de Marbella, near of AP-7 highway in the town of Marbella, Costa del…