A Silicon Valley Bank office is seen in Tempe, Arizona, on March 14, 2023. – With hindsight, there were warning signs ahead of last week’s spectacular collapse of…
Read more China’s banking troubles are not the same as Silicon Valley Bank, economist saysCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites. Officials…
Read more Australia argues against ‘endangered’ Barrier Reef statusLONDON — Prince William and the Princess of Wales will be looking to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators when they make their first visit…
Read more Sibling unease dogs Prince William’s ‘Earthshot’ US tripNUSA DUA, Indonesia — Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday under which it is to receive billions of dollars in funding to help…
Read more Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transitionSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Hydrogen cars and vehicles that capture their tailpipe pollutants. Computer mice made from recycled ocean waste plastic. Hundreds of millions of trees planted in…
Read more Saudi Arabia has ‘green vision’ at COP27, critics unmovedSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — As the U.N. climate talks in Egypt near the half-way point, negotiators are working hard to draft deals on a wide range of issues…
Read more UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolvedSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year’s U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuels —…
Read more Republicans tout benefits of fossil fuels at climate talksSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year’s U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuels —…
Read more Republicans tout benefits of fossil fuels at climate talksUNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the planet is heading toward irreversible “climate chaos” and urged global leaders at the upcoming climate summit in…
Read more UN chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’BRUSSELS — The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035. EU…
Read more EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s planet-warming emissions dropped nearly 9% in 2020 compared to the year before as pandemic restrictions kept people at home, out of their cars and…
Read more California carbon emissions fell 9% in pandemic’s 1st yearWASHINGTON — Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to…
Read more EPA awarding nearly $1 billion to schools for electric busesLONDON — This year’s United Nations climate summit is brought to you by Coke. Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co.’s sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as…
Read more COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groupsCANBERRA, Australia — Australian and Singaporean leaders announced Tuesday what they described as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Singapore’s…
Read more Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zeroWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to…
Read more New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmersEurope is facing a tough winter, as inflation and energy prices continue to rise. The continent also faces tough decisions following its scorching hot summer Heat waves in…
Read more European countries face an air-conditioning Catch-22 after its red hot, record-breaking summerSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start selling more polluting winter-blend gasoline ahead of schedule to ease soaring fuel prices,…
Read more Newsom relaxes refinery rules as California gas prices soar
