Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA
Dealing with emissions could help alleviate effects of Iran crisis on global energy supply, says report.

Dealing with emissions could help alleviate effects of Iran crisis on global energy supply, says report.





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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team after the strong earthquake.

The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.

Hundreds of houses were affected in Indonesia’s West Java due to flooding from heavy rainfall.

Saudi Arabia has ordered schools to close after severe flooding swept through parts of the country.
Thousands of people have demonstrated against the bill, which scientists and activists say threatens water resources.
The US and Israel have repeatedly hit the plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran’s borders.

Saharan dust from North Africa engulfed skies over Crete in an orange haze.
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.
Discarded, near-end-of-life electronics shipped from developed countries are adding to Nigeria’s growing e-waste burden.