Animals more likely to become extinct in China than elsewhere -survey 25/5/2023

Animals are at much greater risk of extinction in China than in other countries, with habitats threatened by urbanisation and human encroachment, according to a Chinese government assessment published this week. ...more

Britain pledges funding for carbon dioxide measurement project in Brazilian Amazon 25/5/2023

Britain on Tuesday announced new funding for a landmark scientific experiment deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that will measure the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on trees, the British embassy said. ...more

EEX bourse to present green hydrogen index from Wednesday 25/5/2023

European energy bourse EEX will publish a green hydrogen index, called HYDRIX, from Wednesday, scaling up price discovery in future markets for renewable energy, its chief executive Peter Reitz said on Tuesday. ...more

EU will not rewrite contested nature law, bloc's green chief says 24/5/2023

The European Commission will not redraft a landmark law to restore damaged environments, the bloc's green policy chief said on Monday, in the face of calls from some lawmakers to throw out the proposal. ...more

Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ 24/5/2023

Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has estimated, exposing them to unprecedented temperatures and extreme weather. ...more

Global carbon pricing schemes raised record $95 bln in 2022 - World Bank 24/5/2023

Countries raised a record $95 billion last year by charging firms for emitting carbon dioxide, but prices are still too low to drive changes needed to meet Paris climate accord targets, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. ...more

Spain to set more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target, source says 24/5/2023

The Spanish government will pledge by the end of the decade to cut emissions by about 7% more than previously set but not as much as demanded by environmentalist groups, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. ...more

Ivory ban to extend to hippos and killer whales 24/5/2023

The sale of ivory from the tusks and teeth of five more species will be banned under government plans. ...more

EU car emission limits face pushback from eight members -document 23/5/2023

France, Italy and the Czech Republic are among eight countries pushing to weaken new EU emissions limits for cars, saying they are overly ambitious and unrealistic for automakers to hit. ...more

Climate change causes 2m deaths in 50 years; poor suffer most 23/5/2023

Extreme weather has caused the deaths of 2 million people and $4.3 trillion in economic damage over the past half a century, a report by the United Nations finds. ...more