Environment

Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'
April 05, 2023 01:05 AM AEST | By ReutersBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Life on our planet faced a stern test during the Cryogenian Period that lasted from 720 million to 635 million y...

US wants to lease public lands for conservation, Interior Dept says
March 31, 2023 06:52 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration's Interior Department on Thursday proposed a new program that would allow it to offer leases of...

GEM plans nickel joint venture in South Korea to serve US demand
March 24, 2023 10:50 PM AEDT | By ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's GEM Co Ltd, a battery and material recycler, has signed a joint venture agreement with SK On and ECOPRO Materials to set u...

ConocoPhillips' Alaska Willow project approvals hit with second laws...
March 16, 2023 06:20 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoP...

Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecke...
March 08, 2023 04:56 PM AEDT | By ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Plastics entering the world's oceans have surged by an "unprecedented" amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no f...

Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 - research
February 27, 2023 03:33 PM AEDT | By ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally bindi...

Countries gather to thrash out U.N. ocean protection treaty
February 20, 2023 06:48 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Delegations from hundreds of countries will meet in New York this week in an attempt to hammer out a new legall...

Love of sea turtles turns Philippine poachers into protectors
February 07, 2023 11:15 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Eloisa Lopez LA UNION, Philippines (Reuters) - Armed with a wooden stick, a bucket and a headlamp, Philippine construction worker Johnny Manlugay h...

China warns of more extreme weather in 2023
February 06, 2023 08:17 PM AEDT | By ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's regions have been warned to prepare for more extreme weather this year after record-breaking temperatures and a lengthy...

'I feel my eyes burn': Thailand says stay indoors as air pollution s...
February 02, 2023 11:44 PM AEDT | By ReutersBANGKOK (Reuters) - Air pollution in Bangkok and neighbouring Thai provinces spiked past safe levels on Thursday, prompting authorities to urge people...

EU to promote 'buzz lines' to help reverse decline of bees by 2030
January 25, 2023 03:52 AM AEDT | By ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - "Buzz Lines" for bees and other pollinators where they could move across Europe and find food and shelter were among measures lai...

Drone thermal imaging captures rare turtle laying eggs in Thailand
January 17, 2023 09:04 PM AEDT | By ReutersPHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai marine conservation officials have used thermal imaging equipment mounted on a drone to capture footage of a leat...

Aiming to cut emissions, New York to collect over $1 billion with bi...
January 11, 2023 08:27 AM AEDT | By Reuters(Reuters) - New York will implement a program that sets an annual cap on pollution throughout its economy to lower emissions while aiming to bring in...

It pooped plastic: rescued sea turtles return to ocean in Argentina...
January 07, 2023 05:29 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Horacio Soria BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Marine biologists in Argentina have returned two green turtles to the ocean who were rescued after they beca...

In Thailand, Santa delivers presents on elephants
December 24, 2022 01:52 AM AEDT | By ReutersAYUTTHAYA PROVINCE, Thailand (Reuters) - A trunk, rather than a red nose, is what Rudolph would need to join a herd of elephants helping Santa Claus d...

Analysis-U.N. nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries del...
December 22, 2022 07:06 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) - A new conservation deal adopted this week at the U.N. summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to hal...

Bye-bye Ya Ya and Le Le: Memphis pandas to be returned to China
December 22, 2022 07:18 AM AEDT | By Reuters(Reuters) - A zoo in Memphis, Tennessee, is returning two giant pandas that had been on loan from China for 20 years, prompting celebrations by animal...

Italy eases hunting rules to fight wild boar 'invasion'
December 22, 2022 05:10 AM AEDT | By ReutersROME (Reuters) - Italy's ruling right-wing coalition is set to loosen hunting rules to deal with what the country's farming lobby calls an "invasion"...

COP15 President says global nature deal passed despite Congo objecti...
December 19, 2022 08:04 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy Isla Binnie and Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) -A United Nations summit to strike a deal to protect nature was abruptly adjourned on Monday after...

EU talks resume in hunt for pivotal carbon market deal
December 17, 2022 08:51 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators were set on Saturday morning to resume efforts to reach a deal on overhauling the EU ca...
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