Reuters Exclusive: Biden administration's initial SAF subsidy model to raise climate hurdle for ethanol 8/4/2024

The Biden administration will release a preliminary climate model for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program in the coming weeks that is more restrictive than what the corn-based ethanol industry had expected, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ...more

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases 8/4/2024

The levels of the three most important heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached new record highs again last year, US scientists have confirmed, underlining the escalating challenge posed by the climate crisis. ...more

‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe 8/4/2024

On 18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded the largest jump in temperature ever measured at a meteorological centre on Earth. According to their instruments, the region that day experienced a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average: a world record. ...more

UAE partners with UN Climate Security Mechanism to advance climate, peace and security agenda 5/4/2024

The United Arab Emirates announced a new US$1.2 million partnership with the United Nations Climate Security Mechanism (CSM). ...more

Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers, report says 5/4/2024

The vast majority of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of 57 fossil fuel and cement producers, researchers said on Thursday. ...more

Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows 5/4/2024

Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project. ...more

Panama Canal drought could threaten supply chain, S&P says 5/4/2024

The severe drought which has forced the Panama Canal, one of the world's busiest trade passages, to limit daily crossings could impact global supply chains during a period of high demand, S&P Global said on Wednesday. ...more

Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes 5/4/2024

Up to a third of Africa’s great apes are threatened by a boom in mining projects for minerals required for the renewable energy transition, new research shows. ...more

Europe's restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act 4/4/2024

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections. ...more

California Leads the Nation in Emissions of a Climate Super-Pollutant, Study Finds 4/4/2024

California emits more sulfuryl fluoride, a potent greenhouse gas and toxic pesticide, than the rest of the lower 48 states combined, a new study concludes.  ...more