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Kuwait Oil Company declares ‘state of emergency’ after oil spill
The Kuwait Oil Company declared a “state of emergency” on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had ... Gulf -
S.Korea aims to burnish climate reputation with global summit
South Korea aims to use a global climate summit it is hosting virtually next week to burnish its leadership credentials on environmental issues, ... World News -
Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn
Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor countries, with most ... World News -
Saudi women transform 12,000 plastic bags into environmental art installation
A group of women in Saudi Arabia have transformed an area in AlUla into a huge art installation using 12,000 repurposed plastic bags to raise ... Gulf -
China set to unveil carbon emissions trading scheme in Feb
China’s delayed carbon trading system will start operating in February, the environment ministry has said, as the world’s biggest polluter takes steps ... World News -
Saudi Arabia to impose 10-year jail time, over $7 million fine for cutting down trees
Anyone who cuts down a tree or plant in Saudi Arabia may be fined up to $7,999,018 (30,000,000 Saudi riyal), jailed for up to 10 years, or both, the ... Gulf -
Delta Airlines will invest $1 bln to reduce carbon emissions
Delta Airlines said Friday it plans to invest $1 billion over the next decade to reduce its emissions, the first major airline to make such a ... Energy -
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster ... Variety -
German fireworks sales fizzle on climate anxiety
Pyrotechnic-mad Germany loves to see in the New Year with a bang but concerns about climate change have prompted several major retailers to take ... Variety -
Policy shift: Insurers blacklist coal
The number of insurers turning their backs on coal more than doubled in 2019, activist groups said Monday, sapping the viability of projects using the ... Healthy Living -
Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
Dutch inventor Boyan Slat is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating ... Healthy Living -
Picture of oil-stained Brazilian boy goes viral
A boy walks ashore in Brazil in filthy waist-high water with a look of exasperation and his body smeared in oil, a photographer takes a shot, and the ... Digital -
Trump administration proposes plan to raise US biofuels use: EPA
The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful corn lobby, proposed a deal on Tuesday to offset waivers for oil refiners ... Energy -
Brazilian leader orders police, navy to probe oil spills
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has instructed federal police and the navy to join an investigation of oil spills that have contaminated parts of ... World News -
Indonesia sends back waste to foreign countries refusing to be dumping ground
Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast ... Variety -
Rising seas threaten Egypt’s fabled port city of Alexandria
Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 ... Variety -
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to reduce ... Variety -
France’s Macron, superstar football player Ronaldo unite against Amazon fires
Rarely have French President Emmanuel Macron and superstar football players including Cristiano Ronaldo been on the same page, but when it comes to ... Healthy Living -
Actor Javier Bardem urges UN delegates to protect oceans
Spanish actor and environmental activist Javier Bardem says “we are all villains” for playing “deaf and blind” and not caring ... Healthy Living -
Indonesians hit the beach in mass trash pick-up
Thousands of Indonesians combed trash-strewn beaches at the weekend in a nationwide bid to tackle the Southeast Asian nation’s mammoth marine ... Healthy Living -
Newark handing out bottled water as lead levels test high
Some Newark residents are getting bottled water after elevated lead levels were found.The city has given thousands of filters to residents in homes ... Healthy Living -
Trash for tickets on Indonesia’s ‘plastic bus’
Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya -- where ... Features -
Quarter of world’s population facing extreme water stress
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to “day zero” conditions ... World News -
San Francisco airport bans sale of plastic bottles
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles and will require fliers to buy refillable bottles if ... Variety -
Is the GCC ready for ESG investing?
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are gaining importance as investors become increasingly socially conscious. Environmental ... Economy -
Pakistanis angered by new airport baggage-wrapping policy
Pakistan’s civil aviation watchdog has ordered all air travelers to have their checked baggage shrink-wrapped, drawing scorn and criticism from ... Variety -
Academic world launches plan to tackle climate change
Thousands of universities around the world on Wednesday declared a “climate emergency” and committed themselves with the United Nations to ... Healthy Living -
Making waves: Female round-the-world crew to fight ocean plastic
More than 300 women will join a round-the-world voyage launching in October to highlight the devastating impact of plastic pollution in the oceans and ... Healthy Living -
Deep sea mining could destroy ‘our last frontier’, environmentalists say
As India readies for the United Nations to give a green light to deep sea mining and boost its economy, the environmental group Greenpeace said on ... Healthy Living -
New Zealand bans single-use plastic bags
New Zealand officially banned single-use plastic shopping bags Monday, introducing hefty fines for businesses that continue to provide them. Plastic ... Healthy Living