Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year: NGO
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion…
4 years ago
Environment
Oil: what the global giants are promising over climate change
by Jean-Baptiste OUBRIER LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Energy firm BP's pledge on Wednesday to achieve "net zero" carbon emissions…
4 years ago
Green Winters: Alpine ski resorts ponder a future without snow
by Francois Becker and Antoine Bouthier Agence France-Presse MONTCLAR, France (AFP) – Last Christmas, for the first time in its existence,…
4 years ago
Carbon emissions from energy ‘flat’ in 2019: IEA
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – Global energy-related CO2 emissions "flattened" in 2019 following two years of…
4 years ago
As nations bicker, a greener future evolves in finance
By Jitendra JOSHI Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Away from the toxic atmosphere at climate summit talks, in boardrooms,…
4 years ago
Bumble bee numbers tumble with climate change: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change has contributed to a sharp drop in bumblebee populations across North…
4 years ago
UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs called on the international community Monday to help…
4 years ago
Destructive locust swarms arrive in Uganda: officials
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- A locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa reached Uganda on Sunday, a government minister said…
4 years ago
In war-torn Yemen, zoo animals face daily struggle
by Abdulkarim AL-MARANI with Dana MOUKHALLATI in Dubai Agence France Presse Sanaa, Yemen (AFP) -- Yemen's war makes life a…
4 years ago
Bolsonaro’s Amazon ‘dream’ is indigenous ‘nightmare’
by Jorge SVARTZMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the…
4 years ago
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