Single use plastic bags and products banned from January 1, 2024 in Dubai 2/1/2024

Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Dubai from January 1, 2024, according to a new resolution issued on Sunday. ...more

Climate scientists hail 2023 as ‘beginning of the end’ for fossil fuel era 2/1/2024

Global efforts to slow a runaway climate catastrophe may have reached a critical milestone in the last year with the peak of global carbon emissions from energy use, according to experts. ...more

Roughly 10 per cent of global emissions come from tourism, new climate report says 2/1/2024

A new report from international climate experts says that between eight and 10 per cent of global emissions come from the tourism industry, and that change is needed to bring them down in time for 2030 climate targets. ...more

The 21 US species declared extinct this year 2/1/2024

The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a small black and yellow bird with glossy feathers and a haunting song, was the last surviving member of the Hawaiian honeyeaters. This year, it was officially declared extinct. ...more

Could 2024 be the year nature rights enter the political mainstream? 2/1/2024

Two new coalitions of scientists, lawyers, philosophers and artists have joined the burgeoning global campaign for ecosystems and other species to have legal rights and even political representation. ...more

Looking back at top moments for the environment in 2023 29/12/2023

The last year has been a hard one for the planet. The Earth sweltered under record heat, nature continued its precipitous decline and pollution continued to claim millions of lives. ...more

Meeting EU Environment Policy Targets By 2030 Will Be Challenging: 29/12/2023

The EEA’s monitoring report on progress towards the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) objectives takes stock of progress towards Europe’s key environment and climate goals, based on 28 indicators and monitoring targets. The report is the first of the series to be published annually until 2030. ...more

Sinopec forecasts China's coal consumption to peak around 2025 29/12/2023

China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, expects coal consumption to peak around 2025 at 4.37 billion metric tons, the state energy group said in an outlook released on Thursday. ...more

World's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning 29/12/2023

What is made from the same wood as a Christmas tree, held together by glue and manufactured in a Swedish factory for assembly later? ...more

Recycling electrical goods could be done at kerbside and drop-off points in shops 29/12/2023

Kerbside collections for small electrical goods such as toasters and hairdryers could be rolled out across the UK from 2026 under government proposals to boost recycling. ...more