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Marin Voice: MCE leader shares thoughts on transparency, accountability
MCE (formerly Marin Clean Energy) has always been a team effort, built and sustained through collaboration. As we celebrate 15 years of service in Marin County, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to be a public agency built by and for local...
Vegan Menu at Prince William’s Brazil Event Stirs Culinary Controversy
Prince William has arrived in Rio de Janeiro for the Earthshot Prize Final Awards Ceremony. While the event celebrates groundbreaking solutions to the climate crisis, another conversation is rumbling in the background: in Brazil, what does it mean...
EU Parliament’s Committee backs more powerful European Maritime Safety Agency
On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Transport and Tourism Committee expressed their support for reviewing the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) mandate. This initiative aims to enhance support to EU member...
Saskatchewan funds nine industry-led projects to deal with emissions
Nine industry-led projects will be receiving $47.5 million from the Saskatchewan Technology Fund. The Government of Saskatchewan said in a news release on Oct. 31 that it had approved nine projects, featuring a range of technologies and...
AAP, BJP trade barbs over Yamuna pollution post-Chhath
The Aam Aadmi Party and the ruling BJP in Delhi sparred over the pollution in the Yamuna on Sunday, with the opposition party’s Saurabh Bharadwaj alleging the river has returned to its polluted state after the Chhath festival. The BJP was quick to...
AI model maps carbon emissions from buildings
An open-source AI model used to accurately map the carbon emissions of buildings across multiple cities could become a powerful new tool to help policymakers plan targeted and equitable decarbonisation strategies. The model, developed by...
Baku to Belém Roadmap lacks public finance accountability, but offers signal on polluter taxes
Belém, Brazil, The long-awaited release of the ‘Baku to Belém Roadmap to US 1.3 trillion’ for climate finance has not pushed forward the accountability of developed countries to deliver promised public finance for climate action in developing...
Australia’s Net-Zero Delusion
This week, my family and I watched in awe as hail the size of golf balls exploded in our backyard while peals of thunder rolled overhead. Thankfully, our cars and home came away relatively unscathed. Others were not so lucky. The insurance...
Air emergency: ‘Severe’ pollution in Delhi likely this week
Delhi’s air is set to get more polluted, with the city expected to hit the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season on Tuesday.According to a forecast by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, slow winds and dipping temperatures can...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for Climate Politics
Zohran Mamdani barely campaigned on climate. The New York City mayor-elect’s overwhelming focus has been on affordability, from an early ad declaring that “the cost of living is the real crisis” to his victory speech before a jubilant crowd in...
Why capitalism isn’t waiting for COP – or climate change
5 Nov 2025 World leaders are gathering for the next UN climate conference after calamitous scenes in the Caribbean, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson from Belém in Brazil ahead of COP30. The writing is on the wall. But how much more writing...
Danish Shipping: The EU Must Invest in Green Fuels and Green Shipping
The European Commission’s investment plan for sustainable transport includes many promising elements and highlights the need to increase the production of green fuels, including for the shipping industry. For Danish Shipping, it is crucial that...
House Committee Ramps Up Biden Admin 'Gold Bars' Probe, Demands Key Documents
The Energy and Commerce Committee investigating the signature Biden-era program that awarded over $20 billion in grants to Obama-connected nonprofits requested pertinent documents from the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin...
Congress Wants to Know How Left Groups Spent Billions in Climate Funds
Members of Congress want answers about how far-left groups pocketed billions of dollars meant for climate change, according to a letter dated Nov. 5. The letter sent to Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was...
‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy before Cop30
The UK will lead on tackling the climate crisis, the prime minister vowed on Wednesday, despite critics calling for a slowdown, because shifting to a low-carbon economy will cut bills, boost economic growth and bring national renewal. But his...
Scientists Urge World Leaders to Curb Biofuel Growth Ahead of Brazil's COP30
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Over 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the World Resources Institute, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to limit the...
EU moves to scale up production of sustainable maritime fuels as global race heats up
The European Commission has adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) which sets out a common approach to boost investments in renewable and low-carbon fuels focusing on waterborne and aviation transport. Courtesy of European...
EBRD backs Turkish confectionery producer in accelerating its green efforts
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. €75 million EBRD loan to Ülker, a leading Turkish producer of confectionery Loan supports refinancing of previous financing for stronger green targets Project to allow company to expand...
Delta company wins a deal on Dragons’ Den (BC)
Photo: . MATT Concrete panels were at Interior Design Show 25 Vancouver in September. The booth was acknowledged as the best booth along with Matthew McCormick Lighting, who designed the booth. Canada’s Dragons’ Den show that discovers business...
Uniworld Prepares for Upcoming Season of Growth
“This is such an exciting time of growth for us at Uniworld,” said Ellen Bettridge, president and CEO of Uniworld, in the 2026 European River Cruise Market Report by Cruise Industry News. “We have a newbuild debuting next year on the Danube, the...