South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered officials to explore petitioning an international court over the decision of Japan to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant amid protests by fisher folks and environmental groups. Moon’s spokesman said in …
Several supermarket chains across Europe have announced they will stop selling some or all-beef products originating in Brazil because of concerns over links to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The move came after a new investigation by Reporter Brasil, a …
Israel Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid met with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, in which both sides discussed important issues, including the issue of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Israeli media reported that Hamas is still holding Israeli civilians …
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that directs the federal government to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The decree also mandates the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 and to …
Chilean environmentalist Javiera Rojas was found dead under a pile of clothes in an abandoned house on Sunday in Calama, in the Atacama desert. Rojas was well known in northern Chile for her participation in protests against the Prime Thermoelectric …
A new report found that the United States is the world’s leading producer of plastic garbage, and the country urgently needs a new strategy to reduce the massive quantity of plastic that ends up in the seas. According to the …
The Taliban forces have allegedly carried out more than 100 summary executions and forced disappearances in just four Afghan provinces, in a series of revenge attacks since the militant group seized power in August following the withdrawal of US forces …
India held out on its commitment to increase targets for emission cuts, demanding $1 trillion in climate finance from developed countries. In a surprise announcement during the opening of the UN COP26 climate summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to …
Australia’s climate efforts were ranked last in an assessment of 60 countries released at the climate summit in Glasgow, and the country was the only one to score zero on policy. The annual rankings by German advocacy group Germanwatch rated …
India, Indonesia, and the Philippines are set to join South Africa as the first to receive climate funding from the world’s largest countries to phase out coal. The multilateral Climate Investment Funds (CIF) announced on Nov. 4 that the four …