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Environment
150 Scientists, MPs and Campaigners Urge Prime Minister Burnham to Launch Inquiry into Air Pollution Inequalities
LONDON: A coalition of 150 scientists, Members of Parliament and activists, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has called on Prime…
COP31 Antalya: Türkiye’s Climate Leadership Summit
Statement from Emine Erdoğan, Chair of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Zero Waste and Honorary President of the…
NATO Chief Warns Alliance Faces Most Dangerous and Complex Security Environment in a Generation
LONDON — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the alliance is confronting the “most dangerous and complex security…
Heathrow Expansion Conflicts With UK Climate Goals Without Stronger Airline Action: Advisers
LONDON — Plans to expand London’s Heathrow Airport with a third runway are incompatible with the United Kingdom’s climate targets…
UK Government to Fund Cleanup of Illegal Waste Dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent
LONDON — The UK government has announced plans to use taxpayer funds to clean up three major illegal waste sites…
Pakistani President Calls Tree Conservation and Plantation a National Responsibility
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has described the protection of trees and promotion of plantation as a national responsibility…
UK Announces Nearly £130 Million Funding for Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology
LONDON: The British government has announced nearly £130 million ($175 million) in funding to support the development of zero-emission vehicle…
Paris Welcomes High-Diving Competition in the Seine as River’s Revival Continues
PARIS: Paris hosted its first high-diving competition in the Seine, marking another milestone in the French capital’s efforts to transform…
Europe Heat Wave Puts Italy on Red Alert as Austria, Slovakia Set Temperature Records
ROME — A severe heat wave sweeping across Europe has placed all of Italy’s major cities under the highest heat…
Spain Declares National Emergency as Wildfires Near Madrid Force Mass Evacuations
MADRID: Spain has declared a national emergency as rapidly spreading wildfires near Madrid and in the neighboring province of Ávila…