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![Analysis: EU countries still a long way from Paris climate targets Analysis: EU countries still a long way from Paris climate targets](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1df7522b-0bde-4c63-949c-ae0a65e3da26_.jpeg) |
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According to an analysis, all EU countries are still a long way from the goal formulated in the Paris climate agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ...more |
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![Analysis: Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map Analysis: Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_404171f8-588b-4acb-a0f2-1bb2f91bf149_.jpeg) |
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Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and other products as Western restrictions on Russian cargoes have reshuffled global energy shipping patterns. ...more |
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![Japan's three megabanks to face votes on climate change Japan's three megabanks to face votes on climate change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ce128c2b-e1ae-4eb8-ac8c-879dbe8f1db9_.jpeg) |
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A coalition of climate groups are stepping up pressure on Japan's top three banks to cut financing linked to fossil fuels, filing shareholder resolutions to be voted on at the companies' annual general meetings in June, sources said on Monday. ...more |
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![UN begins rescue operation of Yemen's FSO Safer UN begins rescue operation of Yemen's FSO Safer](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8a8ba040-a751-4eae-a592-67262d20b532_.jpeg) |
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The United Nations declared that the mission to rescue the FSO Safer has begun in order to prevent an oil spill disaster off the coast of Yemen, noting that a big tanker dedicated to cleaning oil has sailed from China on its route to Yemen. ...more |
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![Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises in March Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises in March](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b9b41315-485c-4d71-a37d-478b28fa2ae1_.jpeg) |
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government. ...more |
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![US EPA to propose new vehicle pollution cuts, sees big EV jump US EPA to propose new vehicle pollution cuts, sees big EV jump](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_16ccb430-fb97-4d68-9562-bb1dd2a3191b_.jpeg) |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set as early as next week to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that will push automakers towards a big increase in electric vehicle sales, sources told Reuters. ...more |
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![World’s ocean surface temperature hits record high World’s ocean surface temperature hits record high](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a3be03a0-ca7e-443c-952b-e7c44ae0a6fb_.jpeg) |
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The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time high since satellite records began, leading to marine heatwaves around the globe, according to US government data. ...more |
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![NASA launches device to monitor air pollution from space NASA launches device to monitor air pollution from space](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cdd89ae7-fb51-440d-b418-f77415c8a005_.jpeg) |
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The new NASA device is capable of measuring air pollution across North America down to the neighborhood level. NASA said the mission isn't just for research, but about "improving life on Earth for all." ...more |
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![UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9e7b1d2e-01f2-430f-95ea-e02e3f861c43_.jpeg) |
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Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. ...more |
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![EU plans faster phaseout of super-potent greenhouse gases EU plans faster phaseout of super-potent greenhouse gases](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c1274b70-3c79-44d9-9f8f-67597847a2ba_.jpeg) |
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The European Union is set to begin negotiations on a law to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, but countries and lawmakers are split over how fast to phase them out. ...more |
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