Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago

Finland hopes to secure climate pledge as EU leader

Finland will use its turn in the EU presidency to seek a pledge that the bloc will produce net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Antti Rinne said Wednesday. Several EU countries have signed up to reduce emissions to net zero, but opp...

by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago

Kenya court blocks East Africa's first coal plant 

Kenya's environment court blocked Wednesday the construction of a coal plant along the country's idyllic coastline in a move hailed as a "big victory" by those waging a years-long fight against the project. Judge Mohammed Balala "set aside" an earli...