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Climate Change: Corporate climate watchdog keeps lid on buying carbon offsets to meet climate targets

LONDON: The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said in a research paper on Tuesday there was not enough scientific support for the influential corporate climate watchdog to lift restrictions on companies …

UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up

by Milton Acorn

NEW YORK: Humans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil fuel ads after 12 …

Shell shakes up climate targets, sparking backlash

by Milton Acorn

LONDON: UK oil and gas giant Shell on Thursday watered down key targets on cutting carbon emissions, sparking anger from climate campaigners, but kept its pledge for net zero by …