World Bank climate finance reaches record $42.6 bln in fiscal 2024 23/9/2024

The World Bank Group said on Thursday it delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate finance during fiscal 2024, a 10% increase over the $38.6 billion the prior year and close to its target of a 45% share of total financing devoted to climate projects. ...more

UK public washing their clothes too often, says major laundry brand 23/9/2024

A company that sells cleaning products is giving customers some surprising advice: wash your clothes less. ...more

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi, in Partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Emirates Nature-WWF, Launches National Guidelines for Mangrove Restoration 20/9/2024

In line with Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI), the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Emirates Nature-WWF, launched a first-of-its-kind ‘Guidelines for Mangrove Restoration in the UAE’. ...more

Fossil fuel firms 'spent £4bn on sportswashing' says report 20/9/2024

Fossil fuel companies have invested more than £4bn in sports sponsorship "in an attempt to divert attention from their role in fuelling the climate crisis and harming human health”, according to a new report. ...more

‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows 20/9/2024

Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters. ...more

Weak demand for low-carbon products hampers green investment, COP28 initiative says 20/9/2024

Weak demand for green products is curbing needed investment of up to $700 billion in low-carbon projects in heavy-emitting industries such as aluminium, steel and cement, an initiative launched at last year's United Nations Climate Summit says. ...more

Coffee growers look to postpone EU deforestation requirement 20/9/2024

The world's top coffee body is set to request that the European Union postpone a requirement that imported beans come from areas not linked with deforestation, the group's head said on Wednesday. ...more

Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says 19/9/2024

Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use. ...more

Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’ 19/9/2024

Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission? ...more

Superyacht and private jet tax could raise £2bn a year, say campaigners 19/9/2024

Oxfam says ‘commonsense solution’ would reduce emissions and raise urgently needed climate finance? ...more