Greece to spend 780 mln euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says 16/4/2024

Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an international conference. ...more

Record number of river barriers removed across Europe in 2023 16/4/2024

Europe removed a record number of dams and other barriers from its rivers in 2023, a report has found, helping to restore its disturbed waterways to their natural states. ...more

‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves 16/4/2024

One of the most comprehensive biodiversity surveys ever carried out in a mangrove forest has revealed that an astonishing array of wildlife makes its home in these key, threatened habitats. ...more

US surpasses renewable energy goal for public lands 15/4/2024

The Biden administration on Thursday said the U.S. had surpassed a goal of permitting more than 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects on public lands by 2025 and finalized a plan to slash project fees for wind and solar energy on federal acreage. ...more

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fall 2.5% in FY22/23 to record low 15/4/2024

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5% to a record low in the fiscal year through March 2023, government data showed on Friday, helped by reduced emissions in the industrial and service sectors. ...more

Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says 15/4/2024

Sweden will not reach its climate targets without further political action to cut carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday. ...more

Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests 15/4/2024

A vast network of undocumented “ghost roads” is pushing into the world’s untouched rainforests and driving their destruction in the Asia-Pacific region, a new study has found. ...more

MOL inaugurates the largest green hydrogen plant of the region 15/4/2024

MOL Group has handed over a 10 megawatt capacity green hydrogen plant in Százhalombatta which is the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The €22 million investment makes fuel production more sustainable: the plant will reduce the Danube Refinery's carbon dioxide emissions by 25 000 tonnes. MOL will be able to produce 1,600 tonnes of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen per year which opens a new chapter in hydrogen economy. The investment is in line with the MOL Group's SHAPE TOMORROW corporate strategy to make the region more sustainable, competitive and self-sufficient. ...more

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet 12/4/2024

Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas. ...more

Global coal power grew 2% last year, the most since 2016, GEM survey says 12/4/2024

The world's coal-fired power capacity grew 2% last year, its highest annual increase since 2016, driven by new builds in China and decommissioning delays elsewhere, according to research published on Thursday. ...more