Tag: Climate and environment
Nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic...
Negotiators work through the night at UN climate talks to try to reach a cash deal for poor nations
BAKU, Azerbaijan -- The United Nations' annual climate talks pushed into overtime Saturday under a cloud of anger and disappointment as negotiators were...
Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-power plants while...
The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more...
Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day
BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day...
Bank makes hundreds of millions in loans available to assist Helene recovery in North Carolina
Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and local governments...