More climate experts object to emissions target watchdog’s offsets policy

[ad_1] LONDON: The climate targets verification group that announced a plan this week to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits came under…

Report links H&M, Zara to environmental destruction in Brazil

[ad_1] PARIS: Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption and violence in Brazil, a report by the environmental group Earthsight…

Scientists are grasping at straws while trying to protect infant corals from hungry fish

[ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE: South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest…

How three European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

[ad_1] LONDON: Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights addressed in Strasbourg, France, as it ruled on three…

Organizations demand #FixTheFinance for climate justice during four days of action

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Civil society organizations are embarking on a four-day global action from April 16 to 19, mobilizing to call upon governments, banks, and financial institutions to #FixTheFinance for…

Europe’s top court tells nations to shield people from climate change in case with wide implications

[ad_1] STRASBOURG: Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women…

Switzerland violated human rights: European court

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a historic judgment on Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared that nations must enhance their efforts to shield their citizens from the adverse impacts…

Antarctic meteorites being lost to climate change, study finds

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: About 5,000 meteorites are being lost in Antarctica because of ice melting caused by climate change, new research has found. Scientists are calling for a major international…

Temperatures may start falling owing to thunderstorms in Peninsular India: IMD Scientist | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dr Naresh Kumar, predicted that temperatures may start falling owing to thunderstorms and rainfall activity in North interior…

Europe’s highest human rights court starts session on landmark climate change cases

[ad_1] STRASBOURG: Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas…