Saudi Aramco has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019, which the company has so far successfully countered, the state oil giant’s chief information security officer said.
BP plans deep cuts to its carbon emissions by 2050, setting one of the oil sector’s most ambitious targets, as part of the biggest overhaul in the company’s 111-year history by new chief executive Bernard Looney.
Around the world, front-runner cities are testing new ways to cut their emissions faster and protect residents from floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels, while improving their quality of life in the bargain.
Botswana has auctioned licences to hunt a total of 70 elephants in seven districts, the first such hunting to take place since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a five-year ban on big game hunting last May.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from power production flattened last year to 33 gigatonnes after two years of increase, even though the world economy expanded, the International Energy Agency said.
From public transport to cycling, sustainable transport is on course to overtake driving in the world’s biggest cities within a decade, according to a study.
A failure to get to grips with climate change and associated problems, from ecosystem collapse to worsening water and food shortages, is the most severe and probable threat facing humanity, more than 200 scientists have warned.
Concerns about plastic waste and the environmental impact are pushing bottled water firms such as Danone and Nestle to come up with new products, taking aim at SodaStream. PepsiCo bought SodaStream in 2018 for $3.2 billion.
Russia has delivered military products worth $70 billion to India since 1991, Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov said.
Infectious diseases are on the rise, food harvests are falling and people are dying from heat waves, but many of the health impacts of climate change remain little investigated – especially in Africa.