Climate Change, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation

US forecaster sees 60% chance of La Niña weather in September-November

Reuters) - There is a 60% chance of La Niña weather conditions emerging in September-November and they are expected to persist through January-March 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday

Oct 11, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation, Technology, Climate Change

Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

SVIATI HORY NATIONAL PARK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Serhiy Tsapok surveyed the smouldering ruins of pine trees, blackened stumps as far as the eye can see that bear witness to a scorched nation.     "They're dead now," the weary ranger said of the trees he'd nursed for almost two decades

Oct 11, 2024

Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Drought blocks shipping in another grains corridor in northern Brazil

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil and lowered the river's water levels

Oct 11, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Change, Energy Management, Technology, Climate Policy & Regulation

Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

LONDON (Reuters) - Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but to fall short of a U.N. goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report showed on Wednesday

Oct 10, 2024

Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation, Environment Protection

Milton threatens to upend shaky Florida homeowners insurance market

Reuters) - Hurricane Milton threatens to swamp Florida's troubled property-insurance market, potentially pushing prices higher and threatening coverage in a storm-prone region that already has the highest insurance costs in the nation

Oct 10, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change, Environment Protection

Lloyd's of London must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion says NGO

LONDON (Reuters) - The Lloyd's of London market is undermining climate action and should impose binding rules to prevent insurers supporting fossil fuel expansion, NGO Reclaim Finance said on Wednesday

Oct 10, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change, Energy Management

Biden announces new rule to remove all US lead pipes in a decade

The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children

Oct 09, 2024

Technology, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector will likely peak this year due to falling costs for solar and batteries which are encouraging less coal-fired power and oil use, a report by consultancy DNV suggested on Wednesday

Oct 09, 2024

Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation, Environment Protection

Papua New Guinea, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $265 million for climate change

Papua New Guinea authorities and the International Monetary Fund team have reached a staff-level agreement for access of about $265 million to improve resilience to climate change, the IMF said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF said its executive board will consider the request in the coming weeks

Oct 09, 2024

Climate Change, Environment Protection

Bid by P&G founders' descendants to oust CEO, board committee fails

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Descendants of Procter & Gamble's founders lost a bid on Tuesday to oust CEO Jon Moeller and members of the committee overseeing environmental sustainability for allegedly failing to manage deforestation risks in the consumer goods maker's supply chain

Oct 09, 2024

US forecaster sees 60% chance of La Niña weather in September-November

Oct 11, 2024

Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

Oct 11, 2024

Drought blocks shipping in another grains corridor in northern Brazil

Oct 11, 2024

Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

Oct 10, 2024

Milton threatens to upend shaky Florida homeowners insurance market

Oct 10, 2024

Lloyd's of London must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion says NGO

Oct 10, 2024

Biden announces new rule to remove all US lead pipes in a decade

Oct 09, 2024

Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Oct 09, 2024

Papua New Guinea, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $265 million for climate change

Oct 09, 2024