EU Cracks Down on Greenwashing and Misleading Environmental Claims 23/1/2024

Parliament has granted final approval to a directive aimed at enhancing product labelling standards and prohibiting the use of deceptive environmental assertions. ...more

UK should invest in green economy instead of tax giveaways, study shows 23/1/2024

The UK should invest £26bn a year in a low-carbon economy to revive prosperity instead of planning tax giveaways that will only lead to further stagnation, leading economists have advised. ...more

ExxonMobil sues investors to block climate petition 23/1/2024

Oil giant ExxonMobil has sued climate activist investors in a bid to prevent their climate proposal from going to a vote at its annual investor meeting. ...more

Carbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers 23/1/2024

Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who warned of the need for a carbon pricing system for the sector. ...more

Saudi ministry, KAUST sign strategic partnership to accelerate environmental sustainability 22/1/2024

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology on Saturday signed a strategic partnership agreement to accelerate innovation and sustainability in environmental and agricultural science in the Kingdom. ...more

EU Council and Parliament agree on 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucks 22/1/2024

The EU Council and Parliament have reached a provisional deal to lower CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, maintaining the target set last year by the European Commission of a 90% drop in emissions from new trucks over 7.5 tons and coaches by 2040. ...more

Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash 22/1/2024

The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December. ...more

Largest known deep-sea coral reef mapped off US Atlantic coast 22/1/2024

Scientists have mapped the largest known deep-sea coral reef, stretching hundreds of miles off the US Atlantic coast. ...more

More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk 22/1/2024

At least 160 elephants have died as drought conditions hit Zimbabwe, and with hot, dry weather likely to continue, conservationists fear there could be more deaths to come. ...more

How air pollution is fuelling the climate crisis 19/1/2024

While it is heartening to see a broader consensus at COP28 in Dubai to phase out fossil fuels, the effects of carbon emissions have gone too far, impacting the quality of life. There is an irrefutable link between air pollution and the climate crisis. ...more