'Nowhere' on the planet is safe from air pollution, study finds 9/3/2023

Almost no area of land on Earth has levels of air pollution deemed safe by the World Health Organisation, a new study has found. ...more

Germany aims to launch subsidies-for-emissions-cuts plan in April 9/3/2023

Germany wants to launch a subsidies programme in April for industries to support their switch to climate-neutral production, a document showed on Tuesday, as Europe's biggest economy examines ways to make industry carbon-neutral by 2045. ...more

Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer 9/3/2023

Chile launched a program on Monday to protect the huemul, an endangered southern deer, by creating a biological corridor that includes an area recently donated by the family of the late philanthropist and founder of the North Face, Douglas Tompkins. ...more

Non-native plants outnumber British flora, major report finds 9/3/2023

Parts of Britain's landscape today would be unrecognisable to someone who grew up just 70 years ago, a major survey of plant life suggests. ...more

Major copper producers unveil plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 8/3/2023

A group of the world's biggest copper producers said it aimed to slash direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, in a move that could make the sector more attractive to environmentally-conscious investment funds. ...more

Climate change could cost Latin America 16% of GDP this century, says Moody's 8/3/2023

Climate change could cost Latin America nearly a fifth of its gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the century without new policies to curb its impact, according to a Moody's Analytics report published Monday. ...more

Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study 8/3/2023

Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled. ...more

Global craze for collagen linked to Brazilian deforestation 8/3/2023

Tens of thousands of cattle raised on farms that are damaging tropical forests in Brazil are being used to produce collagen – the active ingredient in health supplements at the centre of a global wellness craze. ...more

Germany on cusp of single-use plastic levy to support regional clean-up efforts 8/3/2023

Germany is nearing the approval of a law charging manufacturers a levy for the cost of collection, cleaning and disposal of single-use plastic. ...more

EU rewrites climate diplomacy deal to resolve nuclear sticking point 7/3/2023

European Union countries intend to push for a global phasing out of fossil fuels among their climate diplomacy priorities this year, which the bloc hopes to approve this week after rewriting a contentious section on nuclear energy. ...more