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Putting up a brave front in Brazil
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 01/12/2025
» On the sidelines of the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Thai activist Baramee Chaiyarat says he was there to help give voice to those typically underrepresented at such a high-level summit.
Overshooting 1.5C climate target 'inevitable': UN chief
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» GENEVA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday it was now clear that efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels would fail in the short term.
Virgin pilots first transatlantic flight with low-carbon fuel
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» LONDON - British airline Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday piloted the first long-haul flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), an event environmental groups labelled "greenwashing".
Air France-KLM to order 50 long-haul Airbus A350s: group
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» PARIS - Air France-KLM announced Monday that it was going to place a "major order" for 50 long-haul Airbus A350s, as part of its effort to introduce more fuel-efficient planes.
California sues oil giants for ‘decades of deception’
The New York Times, Published on 16/09/2023
» The US state of California is suing several of the world’s biggest oil companies, claiming their actions have caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and that they deceived the public by downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels.
Fake Twitter 'blondes' promote UAE climate summit
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» PARIS - Researchers call them the "American blondes" -– bright-eyed environmentalists tweeting passionately in support of the UAE and its handling of the forthcoming COP28 climate summit. The only problem? They are not real.
Climate activists put the heat on shareholder meetings
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» PARIS - Climate activists are using shareholder meetings to turn up the heat on corporations about their carbon footprints, from flooding them with questions to more colourful tactics like singing or throwing cake at executives.
On climate, most corporations more talk than action
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» PARIS - The world's biggest and richest companies are failing to deliver on their climate pledges, according to an in-depth analysis released Monday that calls on governments to crack down on corporate greenwashing.
UN chief decries 'greenwashing'
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» Carbon neutrality goals are useless if not backed by action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, stressing that the world cannot “afford any more greenwashing”.
Japan's 'womenomics' pioneer says mindsets must change
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» TOKYO: Three million women joined Japan's workforce in the past decade, and it's at least partly thanks to top executive Kathy Matsui, who coined the "womenomics" catchphrase that inspired government policy.