Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds 7/8/2024

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world's largest rainforest under predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. ...more

Explainer: How climate change is fueling hurricanes 7/8/2024

Storm Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, part of what U.S. government forecasters have predicted could be an extraordinarily busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. ...more

New EU pollutant rules for industry and farmers in force 6/8/2024

New regulations aim to reduce hazardous substances in production and agriculture by up to 40 percent. The Commission, however, would have liked even stricter requirements. ...more

APEC businesses propose new climate bonds, carbon credit network 6/8/2024

Asia-Pacific business executives urged emerging economies in the region to issue climate bonds indexed to a basket of currencies, which would reduce the risk from foreign exchange fluctuation in raising funds for clean energy transition. ...more

New Zealand scraps clean, green policies to boost economy 6/8/2024

New Zealand's green credentials are at risk as the government rolls back environmental reforms in a bid to boost a flailing economy and fulfil promises made to its voters. ...more

World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap 6/8/2024

Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg. ...more

All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds 6/8/2024

Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. ...more

Countries entrenched on climate finance as Cop29 approaches 5/8/2024

Countries remain entrenched on the key issue of climate finance with just months to go before the Cop29 summit starts. ...more

UK: How to achieve Net-Zero by 2030 and improve the economy 5/8/2024

Just Stop Oil is demanding that the UK endorses the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and completely phases pout fossil fuels until 2030. Unfortuntaely, they do not show how to get there. ...more

China plans new carbon emission controls as it aims for 2030 peak 5/8/2024

China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030, the cabinet said on Friday. ...more