New Zealand political leaders outlined contrasting approaches to climate policy at the 18th Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland. The conference was jointly hosted by the Environmental Defence Society (EDS), the Sustainable Business Council and the Climate Leaders Coalition. The political session took the more...

A tourist coach crashed near the alpine village of Susch in the eastern canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Dutch media reported that the bus was carrying tourists from the Netherlands. Five people were killed and dozens injured in a tourist bush crash near the alpine village of Susch in Switzerland's eastern more...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Canada would provide Ukraine with a "very important" air defense package. Canada and Ukraine on Thursday signed a declaration vowing to keep a 100-year partnership between the two countries. It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the country more...

  Analysis: For city commuters in New Zealand's metropolis Auckland, the slow crawl through peak hour traffic each day is an annoyance as unavoidable as blustery spring weather. Call it the cost of living in the big smoke. But Auckland is now on a path to join a small group of cities that have decided the more...

The "My Feed, My Way," legislation in Australia would require the likes of Facebook, TikTok and Instagram to let users opt out of algorithms or risk heavy fines. The Australian government announced planned new rules for social media platforms on Tuesday that would give users greater control over their social media more...

As battery costs decrease and fuel prices remain high, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming the most cost-effective vehicle choice in Europe according to a new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The shift is reshaping vehicle markets and production across Europe and cutting the bloc’s more...

New Zealand should remain committed to tackling climate change and focus on the economic opportunities of transitioning to a low-emissions economy, Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) CEO Mike Burrell said as he opened the 18th Climate Change & Business Conference in more...

With well over 40% for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt has witnessed a landmark election night.  After an unusually quiet evening at the press center for the Saxony-Anhalt state election, journalists, camera crews and technicians were suddenly running around, jostling more...

The devastating Himalayan glacial floods have raised broader questions about who should bear the costs and responsibility for the impacts of climate-related disasters. Days after devastating floods swept through Nepal's Bhotekoshi-Trisuli river basin, the true scale of the disaster is still emerging. More than more...

Some political messaging denies the role of human-caused climate change in this summer's extreme heat. The science tells a different story. As a summer of European extreme heat draws to a close, politicians are looking back at the toll. Germany recorded around 14,000 heat-related deaths, almost two-thirds in one more...