World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds 31/7/2024

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday. ...more

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays 31/7/2024

Air New Zealand (AIR.NZ) abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty aviation is having meeting de-carbonisation goals. ...more

Labour must speed up wind power expansion or miss targets, says renewables industry 30/7/2024

Labour’s clean energy targets may already be in jeopardy just weeks after the party came to power with the promise to quadruple Britain’s offshore wind power, according to senior industry executives. ...more

Climate change is warping the seasons 30/7/2024

People who live in Earth’s middle latitudes are accustomed to a spring, summer, autumn and winter. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, you may have noticed plants flowering earlier than usual. It’s not your imagination: a 2022 study revealed that spring blooms are arriving a month sooner in the UK due to climate change. ...more

'Your body goes into shutdown mode': how heat transformed the Paris Olympics in 100 years 30/7/2024

From time in saunas to turning off fans, athletes have been bracing for extreme heat at the Olympics. A century on from Paris' last Olympics, Isabelle Gerretsen and Miriam Quick investigate how climate change has transformed the city and the games. ...more

The unique creatures of The Galapagos Islands are under threat from warming waters and stray pets 30/7/2024

Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish, hammerhead sharks, marine iguanas — move in search of food. ...more

‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low 30/7/2024

Butterfly numbers are the lowest on record in the UK after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating. ...more

Yellen says $3 trillion needed annually for climate financing, far more than current level 29/7/2024

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that the global transition to a low-carbon economy requires $3 trillion in new capital each year through 2050, far above current annual financing, but that filling the gap is the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century. ...more

UK Energy Secretary says Labour will honour pledge of £11.6bn in overseas climate aid 29/7/2024

Labour will honour a pledge of £11.6bn in overseas aid for the climate crisis, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, told an unusual meeting of Cop presidents past and present on Friday, as he sought to re-establish the UK at the heart of international climate discussions. ...more

Brazil seeks support for tropical forest preservation fund 29/7/2024

Brazil is gathering support from other countries for the creation of a fund that will send resources to nations with tropical forests in order to preserve them, Finance Ministry officials said at the sidelines of the G20 meeting of finance leaders in Rio de Janeiro. ...more