Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
CALI, Colombia - Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting...
Chinese solar firms, ever-nimble, go further afield where US tariffs don’t reach
Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S. trade...
Leon weakens to Typhoon status as it passes close to Orchid Islands, Taiwan—PAGASA
Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey) weakened from super typhoon status on Wednesday as it passed over the Orchid Islands in southern Taiwan, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open
CALI, Colombia - The nearly 200 countries meeting in Colombia for the United Nations COP16 summit must act urgently to mobilize billions of dollars to stop rapid nature destruction,...
Colombia and Ecuador fight to save vital wetlands amid drought
GUATAVITA, Colombia/PALUGUILLO, Ecuador - Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles,...
Verde Island Passage, the ‘Amazon of the Ocean,’ eyes World Heritage Site status
The Verde Island Passage (VIP), known as the "Amazon of the Ocean" for its highest concentration of marine shorefish biodiversity, is now poised to...
Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says
WARSAW - Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report...
World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help
NEW YORK - World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial...
Solid waste management a top sustainability issue, ECCP says
by Patricia B. Mirasol, Producer
Solid waste management is one of the challenges to sustainability that has repeatedly surfaced among discussions, according to Florian Gottein, executive...
China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge
BEIJING - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said...
COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals
LONDON - Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it...
As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths
TAIPEI - As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new...