EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules 20/6/2024

The European Commission has drafted plans to initially exempt long-haul flights from rules on monitoring their non-CO2 emissions after international carriers lobbied for an opt-out, documents seen by Reuters showed. ...more

Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows 20/6/2024

The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world's most ambitious goal has jumped by nearly half, but many do not give investors enough information to check the claims, according to non-profit data tracker CDP. ...more

Strong Electric Utilities Critical to Clean Energy for All 19/6/2024

Only 40% of utilities in developing countries are financially sustainable,  jeopardizing energy transition and access goals ...more

Germany's solar installations up 35% in early 2024 19/6/2024

Germany's solar power installation rose by 35% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, boosted by a rise in industrial, commercial and ground-mounted photovoltaics demand, solar power association BSW said on Tuesday. ...more

More than 800 coal plants worldwide could be profitably decommissioned 19/6/2024

More than 800 coal-fired power plants in emerging countries could be decommissioned and profitably replaced by cleaner solar energy starting from the end of the decade, research on Monday showed. ...more

New AI tool predicts harvest time six months before crop is ready 19/6/2024

A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can be used to predict crop yields up to six months before harvest, researchers say. ...more

Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk 19/6/2024

Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health by wearing clothes made waterproof with “forever chemicals”, according to research by Ethical Consumer. ...more

World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says 18/6/2024

The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light 18/6/2024

European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. ...more

Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy 18/6/2024

British wind and solar farms exporting power to continental Europe could face CO2 fees from 2026 - even though they don't produce any emissions - unless the UK and European Union can agree changes around the EU's carbon border tax. ...more