Environment
UK financial watchdog proposes rules to stamp out ‘greenwashing’
Britain's financial watchdog proposed new rules on Tuesday from 2023 to stop consumers being hoodwinked by 'greenwashing', or exaggerated claims regarding environmentally…
Italian Alpine lakes at all-time low
Italy's Alpine lakes are at an all-time low in their water levels amid the worst drought in northern Italy in 70 years,…
Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's worst drought in four decades has killed almost 2% of the world's rarest zebra in three months, and…
UK must continue to use water wisely as drought remains -drought group
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Most of England remains in drought and careful management of water resources will be needed throughout the…
EU plans to upgrade its Paris Agreement climate target
The European Union plans to raise its target to tackle global warming under the Paris climate agreement, although the upgrade is unlikely…
U.S. is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 – study
The U.S. government is drastically underestimating the social cost of carbon dioxide emissions, which is 3.6 times higher than the estimate currently…
‘Staggering’ rate of global tree losses from fires
Around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to forest fires in 2021, a new report says. Data from Global…
Thousands of dead migrant seabirds wash up on Canada shore, avian flu suspected
TORONTO, (Reuters) - The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and…
Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland (Reuters) - From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he…
<strong>Climate change tops priority in Catholic Education’s Secretariat new environmental policy</strong>
The Secretariat for Catholic Education has approved its wide-ranging environmental policy, placing climate change as its key priority for the years ahead.…
EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out…
EU’s green gas and nuclear investment rules head for final vote
BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - The EU's plan to label investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly faces a final…