Environment

LONDON (Reuters) – Among the most hotly contested topics at international climate change talks in Madrid on December 2-13 will be the role of market-based mechanisms for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon offsets. FILE PHOTO: A man rides his bicycle past the cooling tower and chimneys from a coal-burning power station in

FILE PHOTO: A truck engine is tested for pollution exiting its exhaust pipe as California Air Resources field representatives (unseen) work a checkpoint set up to inspect heavy-duty trucks traveling near the Mexican-U.S. border in Otay Mesa, California September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake GENEVA (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record level last

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Deutsche Post DHL Group’s StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the U.S. market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. FILE PHOTO: Achim Kampker (L), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of electric delivery van maker StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of German postal and logistics group Deutsche

GENEVA (Reuters) – Reuters photographer Denis Balibouse spent years shooting fast-moving subjects in fast-breaking events – the winning goal in a Europa League soccer clash, the confrontation in an Extinction Rebellion street protest. A handout picture of the Aletsch Glacier in Fieschertal, Switzerland taken between 1860 and 1890 and released by Library of Congress, is

Waves flood the street in Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France November 23, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video.BRICE RODIERE/via REUTERS ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS, France (Reuters) – Four people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding that has hit southeastern France since Friday, causing major damage in the region, local authorities said. One person was found

FILE PHOTO: Ratu, an 8 year-old female Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), is seen at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in the Way Kambas National Park, Lampung province, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Supri/File Photo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia died on Saturday, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia,

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least 36 people, including seven children, have been killed by landslides triggered by unusually heavy rains in northwestern Kenya, a local official said on Saturday. The downpour began on Friday in West Pokot County, which borders Uganda, and worsened overnight, causing flooding and mudslides that swept away four bridges and

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Environmentally sensitive but potentially oil-rich areas of Arctic Alaska will be opened to oil development under a new Trump administration proposal to undo Obama-era protections. The proposed changes are described in a draft environmental impact statement for managing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a 23 million-acre (9.3 million-hectare) unit of

(Reuters) – Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and agreed to pay $10.2 million in criminal fines and other payments for the spraying and for illegally storing hazardous waste, U.S. prosecutors said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Monsanto is seen at the Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade, France,

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has removed import controls on maize and wheat flour following a severe drought that cut supplies, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. More than half of Zimbabwe’s population requires food aid following an El Nino-induced drought that also reduced water levels in the biggest hydro dam, leading to rolling power cuts.

Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles looks on during a session of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s plans for environmental protection remain unchanged even as deforestation skyrockets, but Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said on Wednesday the country was

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the second-biggest producer and exporter of palm oil after Indonesia, will enforce regulations to ensure that by 2021 its palm oil meets new food safety standards under consideration by the European Union, a minister said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Indonesian worker Abdul Rahim Gani, 32, carries oil palm fruits at

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in over a decade this year, government data on Monday showed, confirming a sharp rise under the leadership of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia

A tourist pose in St. Mark’s Square after days of severe flooding in Venice, Italy, November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri VENICE (Reuters) – Reeling from devastating floods this week, Venice suffered another exceptional high tide on Sunday, with the water peaking at 150 cm (4.9 feet), marking the worst week for the city since official

Smoke from bushfires blanket mountain ranges as seen during a commercial flight over northern New South Wales, Australia, November 16, 2019. Picture taken November 16, 2019. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rising temperatures, lightning strikes and erratic winds are set to fan wildfires in Australia in the week ahead, officials said on Sunday, with emergency

MILAN (Reuters) – Venice will face another exceptional high tide on Sunday, after its worst flooding in 50 years on Tuesday caused more than $1 billion worth of damage and submerged St Mark’s Square under a meter of water. Tourists walk in St. Mark’s Square after days of severe flooding in Venice, Italy, November 16,