U.N. climate agreement clinched after late drama over coal
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as...
Environment
UN conference agrees watered down deal on climate catastrophe (Update 2)
By Elizabeth Piper, Valerie Volcovici and Jake Spring UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a revised global agreement that aimed at least to keep...
The therapeutic benefits of honey and beeswax
There is more to bees than honey. One locally-based company creates a range of all natural products ranging from sun screen to nappy rash cream...
Kadis: All new projects to be governed by principles of EU Green Deal
The extent of new projects in the pipeline for the agriculture ministry under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) are second only to those of...
Pressure mounts as UN climate negotiations enter final day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday for what is scheduled to be the final day of bargaining over...
Akel says Akamas plan reduces size of protected areas
The only plan being implemented in the Akamas is one of reducing the extent of the protected areas and conceding rights for large developments, the...
Cyta celebrates fifth year as ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ organisation
We are aiming for a 10 per cent reduction in landfill waste by 2035, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said at an event held to celebrate...
Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw: a father and son’s surreal idea
By Maxim Shemetov, Tom Balmforth and Clare Baldwin In one of the planet’s coldest places, 130 km south of Russia’s Arctic coast, scientist Sergey Zimov...
Most Cypriots favour higher taxes and Covid-style measures for climate – EIB poll
Some 67 per cent of Cypriots are in favour of stricter government measures tackling climate change, even if this would impose significant changes in people’s...
UN climate talks draft asks for higher emissions pledges by 2022 (Update 2)
The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow have proposed that countries raise their ambitions to slash greenhouse gas emissions by next...
