Brazil court suspends law cutting tax breaks for firms with deforestation soy commitment

A justice on Brazil's top court on Thursday suspended a law from the country's top soy-producing state that would end tax breaks for firms following an agreement to not purchase soy from deforested areas of the Amazon rainforest. Justice Flavio Dino suspended the law from the western state of Mato Grosso from going into effect on Jan

Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

LONDON (Reuters) - Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down - and at times reversing - climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill

Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean. A vessel carrying out pre-shipment maneuvers caused the spill on Saturday at a terminal of Peru's Talara refinery in northern Peru

Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill

Russia declared a federal emergency on Thursday over an oil spill caused by two Russian tankers in the Black Sea, the Emergencies Ministry said. The tankers were hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One split in half and the other ran aground

Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens

Authorities in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on Wednesday declared a region-wide emergency, saying that oil was still washing up on the coastline 10 days after two ageing tankers ran into trouble. The oil is from the tankers which were hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One of the vessels split in half, while the other ran aground

More than 200,000 homes without power in Bosnia after Balkan snowstorm

More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity for a second day on Wednesday, authorities said, after a snowstorm the day before caused widespread disruption across several Balkan countries

Brazil probes risks from chemicals after tankers plunged off collapsed bridge

Brazilian state and federal authorities were assessing on Tuesday the risks of water contamination after trucks carrying sulfuric acid and agricultural pesticides plunged into a river on Sunday in a deadly bridge collapse

Snowfall leaves thousands without power in Bosnia, halts traffic

Heavy snowfall left thousands of homes without power across Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, blocking roads and disrupting traffic, with access to some towns and villages entirely cut off

The barnacle, Spaniards' favourite Christmas dish, imperilled by climate change

CORME, Spain (Reuters) - On the craggy rocks on northwestern Spain's treacherous Costa da Morte (Death Coast), wetsuit-clad fishermen dodge crashing waves as they pick barnacles, a prized Christmas delicacy facing decline due to climate change and other factors. Fetching up to 200 euros ($208) per kilogram (2