PARIS: Only 40 of the world’s 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies. But for the world to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming 1.5 degree Celsius, all companies need to reduce their planet-heating … Read more
Author: David N. Livingstone Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us.
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Boeing whistleblower’s claims that the company dismissed safety and quality concerns in the production of the planemaker’s 787 and 777 jets, an agency spokesperson said on Tuesday.The planemaker has been grappling with a full-blown safety crisis that has undermined its reputation following a Jan. 5 … Read more
Indonesia sees record holiday exodus as more than 190 million travel home for Eid Jakarta: The Eid Al-Fitr exodus is an annual affair for Indonesians, but this year the number of commuters is breaking past records, police said on Saturday, as some 193 million people leave the country’s cities to celebrate the Islamic holiday with … Read more
UK Conservative politician presses government to reveal legal advice on Israeli actions in Gaza LONDON: A Conservative politician has urged the British government to heed advice from its own lawyers on the legality of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. Former Foreign Office and Ministry of Defense official Alica Kearns said at a … Read more
KARACHI: With a team of over 80 volunteers, the Together We Can charity in Karachi is pulling off the impressive feat of delivering free sahoor meals to at least 20,000 people daily in this southern Pakistani city, with generous donations and support from family and friends, the founder of the organization said. The TWC, a … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is emerging as a proactive leader, pioneering green initiatives to mitigate economic challenges posed by the transformation toward sustainability, according to the International Monetary Fund. A recent report by the IMF highlighted the intricate dynamics at play and underscored the Gulf Cooperation Council and Saudi Arabia’s strategic positioning in this evolving scenario. … Read more
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman met in Jeddah Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s minister of ecology and natural resources, and also president of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. The COP29 Conference takes place in November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The two ministers discussed … Read more
Oil Updates — crude rebounds after surprise drop in US unrefined, gasoline stocks SINGAPORE: Oil prices rebounded on Thursday as US crude and gasoline stock drawdowns lent support despite signs that the US Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer, according to Reuters. Brent crude futures for May rose 46 cents, or 0.5 … Read more
JAKARTA: An Indonesian medical team has entered Gaza as part of an emergency deployment led by the World Health Organization. The Indonesian NGO organizing the volunteers said on Tuesday that the team of 11 doctors and nurses is now in Rafah and will work at a hospital in the city for at least two weeks. They … Read more