Regulator says deep-sea mining is a matter of time
Activists at a “Look Down action” rally to stop deep sea mining, outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images It’s …
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Biden administration to reportedly relax EV rule on tailpipe emissions
U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters after driving a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of …
What the U.S. can learn from Norway when it comes to EV adoption
Norway boasts the highest electric vehicle adoption rate in the world. Some 82% of new car sales were EVs in Norway in 2023, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV). …
Insurance giant Swiss Re posts 580% jump in full-year profit
Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler gestures during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images …
Nobel laureate hopes startup can achieve hydrogen storage breakthrough
The construction site of a plant for the production of hydrogen in Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A California-based startup backed by two pioneering scientists, one …
U.S. energy chief concerned about China’s critical minerals dominance
Construction workers install equipment at a construction site of a lithium battery project on April 6, 2023 in Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province of China. Vcg | Visual China …
Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada’s greenwashing laws, expert says
A Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada’s competition regulator to launch a greenwashing investigation into Lululemon — saying the athleisure brand is misleading consumers about its environmental practices. The complaint, which was filed by …
Climate change causing negative health impacts: report
A new report from Vancouver Coastal Health says what everyone already knows: climate change is bad for the health of the 1.25 million people living in the region. “People in …
The EU’s green reputation takes a hit
A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The European Union prides itself …
New NASA climate satellite will keep eye on plankton, clouds. Here’s why
NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite on its $948-million US mission before dawn …