Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16 5/11/2024

Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit toward discussions of private money filling the funding gap. ...more

Czech Republic joining Italy to fight carmakers' CO2 fines 5/11/2024

The Czech Republic will join Italy in seeking to prevent carmakers from facing heavy penalties from next year when tougher CO2 emission rules take effect in the European Union, Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka said on Sunday. ...more

Decontamination of landfill waste leads to increase in toxic chemicals, says study 5/11/2024

Processes intended to decontaminate noxious liquid landfill waste before it enters rivers and sewers have been found to increase the levels of some of the worst toxic chemicals, a study has shown. ...more

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites 5/11/2024

Authorities in India's capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of vehicles and construction sites for infringing pollution rules, in a bid to counter a slump in air quality during the last three weeks. ...more

UN nature summit agrees on payments for use of genetic information 4/11/2024

Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia on Saturday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of genetic information drawn from biodiversity in their research and development. ...more

EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown 4/11/2024

The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found, as the continent continues to close down coal-fired power plants and make more electricity from sun and wind. ...more

Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29 4/11/2024

Azerbaijan as host of COP29 U.N. climate talks will this month launch a set of standards agreed by more than 100 countries to guide sustainable investment, the country's central bank governor said on Friday. ...more

Early action can mitigate flood destruction, UN climate agency says 4/11/2024

Effective flood warning systems could help to avoid the level of destruction that has occurred in the Valencia region of Spain this week, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday. ...more

A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief 4/11/2024

The world needs the US to remain in the international climate process to avoid a “crippled” Paris agreement, the UN secretary general has warned, amid fears that Donald Trump would take the country out of the accord for a second time. ...more

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16 1/11/2024

Governments risk another decade of failure on biodiversity loss, due to the slow implementation of an international agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, experts have warned. ...more