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Canada’s major oil-sands producers are targeting late 2027 or early 2028 for a final investment decision on the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The initiative is backed by five major producers—Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil and ConocoPhillips Canada—and would involve capturing carbon dioxide from oil-sands facilities, transporting it […]

France’s Champagne region has begun its earliest grape harvest on record, with the official harvest starting on August 12, 2026, more than a week earlier than in 2025. One producer, Vincent Finot, began harvesting as early as August 6 after grape acidity dropped sharply. Extreme heat and drought have accelerated grape ripening, producing grapes with

A tiny Antarctic plant is giving scientists a new way to think about the future of farming. Chilean researchers have completed the most detailed genetic map of Colobanthus quitensis, one of only two flowering plants that naturally grow in Antarctica. This small plant survives freezing temperatures, very little water and strong ultraviolet radiation—conditions that would

Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day was marked by grief this year as rescuers continued searching damaged buildings after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara on August 15. The earthquake hit the Flores region at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometres, triggering landslides, destroying homes and damaging roads and public buildings. By August

China’s National Climate Centre is warning that a strong to “super” El Niño could develop as sea temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific continue to rise. In June, temperatures in the key monitoring region were already around 1.6°C above average, up 0.64°C from May, and forecasters expect the warming to continue through the

In Gampong Jawa, Banda Aceh, a traditional fishing practice called tarek pukat is struggling to survive as plastic and other waste continue to pile up along the coast. The practice dates back to the time of the Aceh Sultanate and involves groups of fishers working together to pull a huge net from the sea to

Japan’s growing dependence on biomass power is now raising questions about how green and safe this energy source really is. The country has promoted wood pellets and other biomass fuels as an alternative to coal, but a series of fires, explosions and workplace accidents at biomass facilities is changing the conversation. At least 14 accidents

Bangladesh is facing an energy crisis, rising electricity costs and frequent pressure on its power system, yet many factories are still not making the move towards solar power. A study of 661 factories in Gazipur and Savar found that only 31% had adopted renewable energy, mainly through rooftop solar, while 69% were still relying on

Across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar, millions of hectares of valuable forests are still standing inside areas that have been given to companies for logging, plantations and other commercial activities. A recent study using satellite data found about 42 million hectares of intact forest within these concessions—an area larger than Malaysia. Researchers estimate that if

Nepal is caught between its ambition to expand clean electricity and its responsibility to protect some of the country’s most important forests, rivers and wildlife habitats. In January 2025, Nepal’s Supreme Court ruled that a 2024 legal amendment allowing commercial infrastructure such as hydropower projects inside protected areas was invalid, saying it conflicted with the