Environment

MADRID (Reuters) – A U.N. climate summit closed on Sunday with major states snubbing calls for tougher action to combat global warming, prompting sharp criticism from smaller countries and environmental activists. A woman carries her luggage past a sign of the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 14, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Here

MADRID (Reuters) – Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a U.N. climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming. Climate change activists of Extinction Rebellion hold banners after unloading a truck filled with

Carolina Schmidt, Chile’s Minister of Environment and President of the 2019 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) attends a meeting with delegates during COP25 in Madrid, Spain, December 14, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union warned on Saturday that a U.N. summit in Madrid must send a strong signal that countries are ready

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest steelmaker ArcelorMittal (MT.AS) announced plans on Friday to cut emissions by 30% at its European operations by 2030, two days after the European Union laid out its program to be carbon neutral by 2050. FILE PHOTO: A red-hot steel plate passes through a press at the ArcelorMittal steel plant

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic clashed with Western European nations on Thursday over the EU’s bold new push for climate neutrality by 2050, demanding funds for their energy transition to lower emissions, and a role for nuclear power. FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly near the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) – Pouroto Ngaropo, standing on an ancient settlement site overlooking the island of Whakaari, recites his ancestry back thousands of years, back to the volcano which erupted there on Monday. “Whakaari is my connection to the ocean, to the land, and to the environment around me … we are one and

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel attends a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the EU Lisbon treaty, in Brussels, Belgium December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to find a fair and balanced way to achieve its goal of a climate-neutral bloc by 2050, European Council President

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Firefighters across Australia’s east coast were bracing for a fresh wave of fires as temperatures across the country’s most populous state were expected to soar. FILE PHOTO: A fire blazes across bush in Newnes Plateau, New South Walles, Australia, December 7, 2019 in this picture grab obtained from a social media video

ROME (Reuters) – An earthquake hit north of Florence on Monday morning, forcing trains across Italy to be canceled or severely delayed. The tremor hit the central Apennine Mountains at 3.30 a.m. (0230 GMT) with a magnitude of 4.8, the U.S Geological Survey said. There were no reports of casualties, the fire brigade said. Train

Climate activists form a human chain in Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Thousands of people holding hands formed a human chain in central Brussels on Sunday to draw public attention to the need for urgent, joint action against climate change. Some 2,400 people took part in the peaceful demonstration, police

Activists from Extinction Rebellion attend a climate change protest on Gran Via street as COP25 climate summit is held in Madrid, Spain, December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Medina MADRID (Reuters) – Hundreds of people blocked one of Madrid’s most emblematic streets on Saturday by dancing to demand action against climate change in what protesters dubbed civil

(Reuters) – California’s bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Friday it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of some of most devastating wildfires in the state’s modern history. FILE PHOTO: Employees of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) work in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S., November 14,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he has directed his environmental regulators to find answers to what he considers a big problem – water-conserving showers, faucets and toilets that restrict their flow to a dribble. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while participating in a “roundtable on small business and red tape

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bushfires fanned by winds combined into a single giant blaze north of Sydney late on Friday, blanketing Australia’s biggest city in hazardous smoke, causing weekend sports games to be canceled and prompting calls for outdoor workers to stay home. NSW Rural Fire Service crews protect properties on Waratah Road and Kelyknack Road

MADRID (Reuters) – Brazil will not hold up a deal settling the final items of the Paris Agreement on climate change over a demand for more international funding for domestic environmental efforts, a senior Brazilian diplomat said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles looks on during a session of the Environment and