• Reuters

    Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

    Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets that was developed by a non-profit funded largely by the U.S. technology conglomerate's founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos. Amazon is backing the development of a new standard that could allow the online retailer and cloud-computing provider to overcome a dearth of supply for quality-labeled offsets, enabling it to meet its target of cutting its greenhouse-gas emissions to zero on a net basis by 2040. Critics worry that the move could lead to market confusion and a compromise in the standards of carbon offsets.

  • HuffPost UK

    Glastonbury Organiser Emily Eavis Already Has Something To Say About Next Year's Festival

    There's a good reason Glasto 2025 is going to be an especially "exciting" year.

  • Reuters

    US Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid in blockbuster case

    The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on former President Donald Trump's bid for immunity in a federal criminal case involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss is expected on Monday, the final day of its current term. The court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices Trump appointed, seemed inclined during April 25 arguments to recognize some level of criminal immunity, though perhaps a narrower version than the "absolute immunity" for official acts that he had sought. Trump is the Republican candidate challenging Democratic President Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 U.S. election in a rematch from four years ago.