Coal-fired power fleet in US to halve by 2050, EIA projects 15/5/2023

The capacity of coal-fired power plants in the United States by 2050 will decline by more than half from 2022 levels, as environmental regulations raise costs and new plants powered by natural gas and renewable energy displace the aging fleet, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula 15/5/2023

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 68% in April from the previous year, preliminary government data showed on Friday, a positive reading for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as it represents the first major drop under his watch. ...more

Platypus returns to Australian national park for first time in half a century 15/5/2023

The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from the area more than half a century ago. ...more

Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change 12/5/2023

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate calamities like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according to data published on Thursday. ...more

Swedish greenhouse gas emissions dip 3% in 2022 12/5/2023

Swedish emissions of greenhouse gases fell 3% in 2022 compared to 2021, preliminary statistics showed on Thursday, with decreases for car transportation and the manufacturing and energy industries driving the decline. ...more

Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time 12/5/2023

Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK. ...more

New US rules could stem emissions from coal and gas power plants 12/5/2023

The US is set to impose new carbon pollution standards upon its coal- and gas-fired power plants, in a move that the Biden administration has hailed as a major step in confronting the climate crisis. ...more

UNDP and Rare announce partnership to address plastic pollution 12/5/2023

This week, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Rare announced a global partnership to tackle plastic waste management and behavior change. ...more

Fast-charging electric vehicle stations planned for UAE 11/5/2023

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei has said that the ministry is researching a new legislation on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the UAE, with the goal of reducing the charging time while maintaining high efficiency at a “reasonable” price. ...more

World not ready yet to 'switch off' fossil fuels, COP28 host UAE says 11/5/2023

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions - not the production of oil, gas and coal - at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December. ...more