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In Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous Forest Defense Gains Legal Ground
Date: June 21, 2022
By Anastasia Moloney SINANGOE/PUYO, Ecuador June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deep in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, indigenous leader Marcelo Lucitante deftly climbs a tree and attaches a camera trap, camouflaged among thick jungle foliage, to record footage of trespassing illegal gold miners. “We monitor who’s entering our territory without our permission. We’re protecting our territory...
Heatwave Puts Europe’s Energy Systems to the Test
Date: June 17, 2022
By Isla Binnie and Kate Abnett MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A heatwave in parts of Europe has piled pressure on energy systems as demand for air-conditioning risks driving prices higher and adding to the challenge of building up stocks to protect against any further cuts to Russian gas supplies. Sweltering temperatures have arrived earlier than usual...
UK Pension Schemes Play Catch-Up With Employers on Climate Goals
Date: June 17, 2022
By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The UK pension schemes of Vodafone, BMW and Santander plan to introduce net-zero strategies this year, they told Reuters, responding to pressure to catch up with their sponsoring employers in setting climate targets. Regulators, lawmakers and policyholders are calling on pension schemes, which manage more than...
Bordeaux Region Bans Outdoor Events as Heat Wave Hits France
Date: June 17, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at indoor venues without air conditioning, a local official told public radio on Friday, as France is gripped by an early heat wave. Local prefect Fabienne Buccio told France Bleu radio that concerts and large gatherings, including some of the official...
Lawmakers Strike Deal Ahead of EU Carbon Market Vote
Date: June 15, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Groups representing a majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament have struck a deal on climate change policies that they hope will pass a vote next week and avoid delays to Europe’s green agenda. The parliament dealt a blow to European Union climate policies last week, when it rejected an...
U.N. Campaign Toughens Standards for Company Net-Zero Plans
Date: June 15, 2022
By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed campaign to drive faster climate action is toughening the minimum standards for companies pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions, including a requirement for businesses and banks to curb new fossil fuel projects. The updated criteria issued on Wednesday by the ‘Race to Zero’ campaign...