Mexico works on setting up emissions trading
27 Jan 2017
MEXICO is drawing on international business experience to develop the country’s emissions trading scheme.
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A gas shock – not an oil shock – from the Iran war looks more threatening
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Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling nature loss within their borders, Carbon Brief analysis shows. This includes 11 of the 17 “megadiverse nations”, countries that account for 70% of Earth’s biodiversity.
Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa’s freight corridors
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Africa’s freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics, with solar-powered charging hubs designed specifically for heavy-duty electric trucks.
New study finds air conditioners will exacerbate climate change as planet warms
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As global temperatures rise, the very thing we turn to to keep ourselves cool could be a significant contributor to increased emissions and an even warmer planet.
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Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK
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The UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground.
Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates
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World leaders invited to see Pacific climate destruction before COP31
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The leaders and climate ministers of governments around the world will be invited to meetings on the Pacific islands of Fiji, Palau and Tuvalu in the months leading up to the COP31 climate summit in November.
Spain defends EU’s flagship climate law against attacks from other capitals
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UK Greens win by-election as anti-data centre protests mount
Tue 3 Mar 2026
The Green Party's Hannah Spencer won the contest for the vacant parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton, with Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party coming second, and Labour pushed into third place.
