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Power The Future calls for investigation into China's influence on US climate policy
Daniel Turner Founder and Executive Director at Power the Future | Power The FutureDaniel Turner Founder and Executive Director at Power the Future | Power The Future Power The Future has urged Congress to investigate China's influence on American...

FTA Spurs Textile Exports but Raises Climate Concerns
With the UK–India Free Trade Agreement now signed—hailed as one of the most significant trade developments post-Brexit—there’s increasing attention on its potential to boost sectors such as textiles, jewellery, and automobiles. The deal opens...

Pakistan Emerges as a Global Player: Rizq leads the Country’s First Delegation to the Social Business Day in Dhaka
In a historic first, Rizq led Pakistan’s first official delegation to the 15th Social Business Day hosted by the Yunus Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 25-29, 2025. Through engagements with global partners, the youth-led delegation helped...

Marape Hails ICJ Climate Opinion as Victory for Pacific Nations, Calls for Urgent Global Action
Port Moresby, 25 July 2025 — Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark advisory opinion on climate change, delivered on 23 July, calling it a “monumental victory for climate justice” and a major...

VN's trade surge defies global headwinds
HÀ NỘI — From January 1 to July 15, Việt Nam’s total trade volume reached US$470.65 billion, including $239.2 billion in exports and $231.45 billion in imports, resulting in a trade surplus of $7.75 billion. According to the Ministry of Finance’s...

Armenia Strengthens Climate Protection: Focus on Water and Ecosystems
NEWS » Economy » Armenia Strengthens Climate Protection: Focus on Water and Ecosystems Armenia attaches great importance to increasing the efficiency of water use, introducing innovative technologies and implementing drip irrigation programs....

State Responsibility in the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
On 23 July 2025, the ICJ delivered its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change. Although much of the opinion is devoted to the clarification of an extensive set of primary obligations, it also addresses certain...

Here's a case for why AI should pay for the environmental damage it causes
Last week, Laurence Tubiana, chief executive officer of the European Climate Foundation, a non-profit research and advocacy group, suggested taxing AI to raise money for climate adaptation. Tubiana helped craft the Paris climate accord and is part...

Push for energy & food security: Fifth global climate summit on corn ethanol revolution to be held in Aug
In line with the vision of revolutionizing the energy and food security, and decarbonization domain, the fifth international climate summit on Corn Revolution Leading to Ethanol, SAF, Chemicals and Hydrogen is all set to take place in New Delhi on...

BRICS: not against anything, but for development, fairness and Global South
A view of the Museum of Modern Art, where the 17th BRICS Summit takes place, in Rio de Janeiro, on July 6, 2025. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: The 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sunday to Monday, resulting in a joint...

US meddling in Brazil reveals flaws in its global strategy
Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....

UN top court says failing to protect planet could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court, in a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday, said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could...

Warming Climate Sparks Innovative Wildlife Protection Measures in Guatemala
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society have documented a remarkable diversity of wildlife visiting the artificial watering holes in Guatemala’s Maya Forest. Jaguars get relief from the heat at an artificial waterhole in Guatemala. Image...

Expert warns leadership failures hampering climate adaptation
A lack of cohesion and leadership underpin Australia’s failure to improve disaster resilience, according to a Monash Business School report. Change will not happen while there is no clear owner of climate adaptation, says adjunct senior research...

Business News | Bartronics Brings Global Strategist Panidapu Rao on Board as Independent Director to Power Agritech and Innovation-Led Growth
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 25: Bartronics, a company specialising in digital banking, financial inclusion, and identity management technologies, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Panidapu Lakshmi Naga Srinivasa Rao as Non-Executive...

Minister Habet Pushes for Global Cooperation at Biodiversity Summit
Minister of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Orlando Habet, is in Guyana attending the Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit. Minister Habet participated in a roundtable discussion this morning where the issue of environmental protection...

Asian universities rise in global sustainability leadership rankings
As global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) face mounting financial shortfalls, universities across Asia are emerging as key players in sustainable finance. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025 highlight...

Climate crisis to legal battles
| IUCN IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one...

Council to review climate change targets amid calls for 'realistic plan'
At the July meeting of the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee, Chief Executive Alison McCullagh said that the council should consider revisiting climate target. Referencing the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Ms. McCullagh stated...

Environmental Science majors protect turtle population
On a breezy, sunny summer morning at the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Ella Brennan and Karson Smith inched carefully through waist-high grass in search of one of the several wood turtles the East Stroudsburg University environmental...