Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Creating a new global fund for biodiversity -- a core demand…
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Environment
One in five cars on Norway’s roads are electric
Oslo, Norway (AFP) One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric, a share that has doubled in less…
4 years ago
‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,’ warns UN chief
by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed multinational corporations for turning…
4 years ago
Prince William awards Earthshot prizes as US visit wraps up
Boston, United States (AFP) by Peter HUTCHISON Prince William honored climate change innovators during a star-studded ceremony in Boston Friday…
4 years ago
NGOs take aim at Indonesia over orangutans, academic freedom
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) More than a dozen NGOs have issued a letter accusing Indonesia of stymieing scientific research, after Jakarta…
4 years ago
US company turns air pollution into fuel, bottles and dresses
by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse SKOKIE, United States (AFP) -- At LanzaTech's lab in the Chicago suburbs, a beige liquid…
4 years ago
Peru slaughters more than 37,000 poultry after bird flu outbreak
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian authorities have culled at least 37,000 birds on a chicken farm due to bird flu,…
4 years ago
Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EEA
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, the bloc's…
4 years ago
Russia unveils new icebreaker in push for energy markets
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday oversaw the launch of a new nuclear-powered icebreaker as Russia…
4 years ago
Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | The world's biggest rainforest nations Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo…
4 years ago
Record-breaking November heat in Canada’s Montreal
Montreal, Canada | AFP | Temperatures in Montreal reached an all-time high for November on Saturday, as residents accustomed…
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Europe temperature rise more than twice global average: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | by Nina LARSON Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global…
4 years ago
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