2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records 9/7/2024

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. ...more

Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023 9/7/2024

Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% to a 23-year low in 2023, driven by declining environmental destruction in the Amazon region, the environment ministry said on Monday. ...more

Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants 9/7/2024

In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are “living icons” of the African savannah. They are also highly prized by trophy hunters. ...more

EIB Survey: Finns most climate aware in EU 9/7/2024

The European Investment Bank poll assessed people's knowledge of climate change in three areas — definitions and causes, consequences, and solutions — with Finns topping the table. ...more

Gulf nations make significant strides in renewable energy integration 8/7/2024

Gulf countries, endowed with abundant solar and wind energy resources, have leveraged these assets to varying extents in their renewable energy portfolios, achieving significant progress toward their ambitious targets, according to Fitch Ratings. ...more

UAE-led Operation 'Green Justice' busts global criminal network in Amazon Basin, 25 arrested 8/7/2024

A regional law enforcement operation named “Green Justice”, which was coordinated by the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), has uncovered vast environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin. ...more

EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows 8/7/2024

The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation, a letter seen by Reuters on Friday showed. ...more

Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power 8/7/2024

Germany's lower house of parliament has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies, as the country seeks to increase uptake of the energy form. ...more

Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London 8/7/2024

White storks could soon be wheeling in the skies above London and building their huge nests among towers, flats and spires as a result of new rewilding plans. ...more

How record-breaking Hurricane Beryl is a sign of a warming world 5/7/2024

Hurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight. ...more