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Exclusive-Procter & Gamble to Disclose More Details About Wood-Pulp Audits, Investors Say
Date: December 16, 2024
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble has promised a group of shareholders it will disclose more details about how it audits wood-pulp suppliers, the investors told Reuters, after shareholders pushed the maker of Charmin toilet paper for years to source forest products more sustainably. The world’s biggest consumer products maker has...
Dutch Airline Klm Urges Government to Rethink Schiphol Flight Cap
Date: December 5, 2024
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch airline KLM on Thursday urged the government to rethink its approach to tackling noise pollution at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s main hubs, saying it should promote quieter planes rather than cutting flights. The government is expected to announce a new flight cap for Schiphol this month,...
Wolves to Lose ‘strictly Protected’ Status in Europe
Date: December 3, 2024
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Wolves in Europe will be less protected from hunting from 2025, after a majority of European countries on Tuesday accepted a proposal to downgrade their status due to their growing number and their impact on agriculture and farming livestock. Wolves’ status will be lowered as of March 7 to “protected” from “strictly...
Airlines Not Switching Quickly Enough to Green Jet Fuel, Study Says
Date: December 3, 2024
By Joanna Plucinska (Reuters) – Most of the world’s airlines are not doing enough to switch to sustainable jet fuel, according to a study by Brussels-based advocacy group Transport and Environment, which also found too little investment by oil producers in the transition. The comments come as the airline sector calls for more production of...
Norway Stops Deep-Sea Mining, for Now
Date: December 2, 2024
By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded on Sunday in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the bottom of the Arctic, by demanding the government scrap its first licensing round in return for support for the budget. “We are stopping plans to open...
World Court to Open Climate Change Hearings
Date: December 2, 2024
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE – The United Nations’ top court on Monday starts hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide. Vanuatu, one of the small island states that spearheaded the...