The European Union is set to look into blocking rays from the sun as a possible option to combat climate change, according to a report. According to Bloomberg News, the European Union on Wednesday will announce a framework for assessing possible security
The UK’s most senior climate adviser has accused the Government of falling short on its green pledges – and said they must “learn from” Just Stop Oil’s disruptive tactics. But Lord Deben, who chairs the Climate Change Committee, admitted the protest group’s
Tens of thousands of people have taken shelter in government-run relief camps as heavy monsoon rains batter villages in India’s northeast, and one person has died in the floodwaters this week, a government relief agency said Friday. Assam state is on red
The French government issued a decree on Wednesday shutting down a major climate activist group whose demonstrations have frequently resorted to violence and saw fierce clashes with police earlier this year. Uprisings of the Earth (SLT) condemned the shutdown as a violation
Two Swedish women were seen on video gluing themselves to a Monet painting at the National Museum in Stockholm and smearing it with red paint Wednesday. The women were both from the environmental activist group, Restore Wetlands. The group said the women’s
Cooperation with developing countries is key to dealing with climate change and other global challenges, Japanese Emperor Naruhito said Thursday ahead of a visit to Indonesia, his first official friendship trip abroad since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne four years ago. Naruhito begins
The United Nations announced Thursday that delegates attending its annual climate summit will be required to disclose their affiliation, a move aimed at addressing concerns of undue influence. This decision aims to clamp down on the presence of lobbyists from fossil fuel
German officials said Wednesday that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Germany’s Climate Ministry said measures
Two women were detained in Stockholm after they threw “some kind of paint” at a painting by French artist Claude Monet and then glued themselves to the frame, Sweden’s National Museum said Wednesday. The painting, “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny,” was on
A Vatican court convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage Monday and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros (US$30,000) in restitution after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest