Fossil fuel firms 'spent £4bn on sportswashing' says report 20/9/2024

Fossil fuel companies have invested more than £4bn in sports sponsorship "in an attempt to divert attention from their role in fuelling the climate crisis and harming human health”, according to a new report. ...more

‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows 20/9/2024

Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters. ...more

Weak demand for low-carbon products hampers green investment, COP28 initiative says 20/9/2024

Weak demand for green products is curbing needed investment of up to $700 billion in low-carbon projects in heavy-emitting industries such as aluminium, steel and cement, an initiative launched at last year's United Nations Climate Summit says. ...more

Coffee growers look to postpone EU deforestation requirement 20/9/2024

The world's top coffee body is set to request that the European Union postpone a requirement that imported beans come from areas not linked with deforestation, the group's head said on Wednesday. ...more

Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says 19/9/2024

Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use. ...more

Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’ 19/9/2024

Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission? ...more

Superyacht and private jet tax could raise £2bn a year, say campaigners 19/9/2024

Oxfam says ‘commonsense solution’ would reduce emissions and raise urgently needed climate finance? ...more

New OECD report on Biodiversity and Development Finance 2015-2022: Contributing to Target 19 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 19/9/2024

A new OECD report provides an overview of biodiversity-related development finance by members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and other providers. ...more

Wildlife charity declares 'butterfly emergency' 19/9/2024

A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. ...more

Ozone layer on road to recovery despite volcano eruption, UN weather body says 18/9/2024

The world's ozone layer is on "the road to long-term recovery" despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday, after efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals. ...more