Swiss Court Admits Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Cement-Maker Holcim December 22, 2025 A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim, which alleges...
Japan Faces $6-a-Person Lawsuit Over Climate Change Risks December 18, 2025 By Aaron Clark and Shoko Oda More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the...
Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry December 17, 2025 By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the...
EU Strikes Deal on Climate Target to Cut Emissions by 90% by 2040 December 10, 2025 By Disha Mishra and Kate Abnett The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%...
Europe Agrees to Drastic ESG Cuts After US Pressure Intensifies December 9, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and Ewa Krukowska The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US...
The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds December 4, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans...
COP30 Climate Deal Fails to Detail Fossil Fuel Cuts, but Pledges Adaptation Funding November 24, 2025 By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling and ANTON L. DELGADO United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to...
Europe to Launch Service to Measure Role of Climate Change in Extreme Weather November 21, 2025 By Alison Withers and Kate Abnett The EU is launching a service to measure the role climate change is playing in extreme weather events like heatwaves...
Belgian Farmer Sues French Energy Giant for Damage Caused by Climate Change November 20, 2025 By Molly Quell and Mark Carlson A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay...
World Is Off Course on Pledge to Slash Heat-Trapping Methane November 18, 2025 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy The world remains far behind global commitments to slash methane, according to a United Nations assessment that underscores the need...