Countries with strong environmental governance and trusted institutions are well positioned to pivot away from fossil fuels, ...

Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the ...

By Joseph Campbell YAWATA, Japan, July 20 (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Japanese city became the first sitting mayor in ...

Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market ...

Ten countries, including Italy and Poland, have urged the European Union to reconsider a new carbon price on fuel, as part of a separate revision of the ...

A carbon credit is a type of certificate. One carbon credit signifies the reduction of one tonne of carbon dioxide emissions ...

Nazuna’s ryokan-style inns feature private open-air baths set in serene Japanese gardens. Try all sorts of local goodies at Nishiki Market, like pickles from Uchida Tsukemono, a specialty food shop ...

Climate change is a global problem that requires international cooperation to address. To this end, countries from around ...

Lee Raymond, the former head of Exxon Mobil Corp. who oversaw the biggest corporate merger in the history of the oil industry and was derided as “the Darth Vader of global warming” for his skepticism ...

A carbon credit allows the holder to emit a limited amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. Several states and countries participate in these programs.

Kyoto police are searching for a 20-year-old American man who went missing last week during a family trip to Japan. James Higginbotham, who also goes by Weston, was last seen in the Kyoto area on ...

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Countries Ranking. Switzerland was named the best country in the world for 2026. The United States ranked 18th, a significant drop from its previous ...