Australian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to weigh climate harm
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters An Australian court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the country’s environment minister to consider harm to children from climate change as part of the approval process for a coal mine. The full Federal Court decided unanimously in favour of the appeal by Environment Minister Sussan Ley against […]
Brazil seeks $US1 billion in foreign aid to curb Amazon deforestation by 30 to 40 per cent – environmental minister
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Brazil’s environment minister wants $US1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United States to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon between 30 and 40 per cent, according to an interview published on Saturday in newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo. “The plan is $US1 billion over 12 months,” the minister, […]