FILE PHOTO: Flames from a bushfire burn in the early morning hours in Bredbo, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Loren ElliottSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will hold a wide-ranging enquiry into the causes of recent bushfires that killed 33…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to haggle over the bloc’s next seven-year budget, a hole of up to 80 billion euros ($86.3 billion) created by Brexit, and the need to finance initiatives including the 1…

(Reuters) - Arizona’s governor in the coming days is expected to sign into law a bill that would bar local governments from discouraging natural gas as an energy source in new buildings. The move, backed by business and utility interests,…

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada’s passenger rail company on Wednesday said blockades by demonstrators had forced it to temporarily lay off 1,000 employees, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to solve a two-week protest. FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister…

(Reuters) - Swedish state-owned railway operator SJ reported a 11% rise in 2019 passenger traffic on Thursday, saying concerns over the environmental impact of air travel have contributed to the spike. The Swedish-born movement of “flight shaming”, which calls for…

LONDON (Reuters) - Climate-friendly stocks have outperformed the broader market in the past two years and could also help to combat “short-termism” in financial markets, the European Union’s securities regulator said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron visits…

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Demonstrators opposed to a Canadian energy project on Wednesday started blocking a western rail line, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to solve a two-week protest that is harming the economy. FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime…