Hurricanes becoming so strong that new category needed, study says 7/2/2024

Hurricanes are becoming so strong due to the climate crisis that the classification of them should be expanded to include a “category 6” storm, furthering the scale from the standard 1 to 5, according to a new study. ...more

Iraq plants mangrove trees to battle erosion 6/2/2024

Iraq has embarked on planting 7,000 mangrove trees around the Grand Faw Port in oil-rich southern Basra province in a bid to reduce soil erosion and provide a better environment for marine life and migratory birds. ...more

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs 6/2/2024

Parisians have voted to triple parking costs for sports utility vehicles (SUVs), as the city aims to tackle air pollution and climate breakdown by targeting rich drivers in heavy, large and polluting cars. ...more

Antarctica mysteries to be mapped by robot plane 6/2/2024

A team of scientists and engineers have landed in Antarctica to test a drone that will help experts forecast the impacts of climate change. ...more

Why are disposable vapes bad for the environment? 6/2/2024

Pro-vaping lobbyists are fighting back against UK plans to ban vaping, warning black market sales would surge. But even they say the waste problem is "undeniable". Can it be avoided? ...more

What do you do with 8,000 defunct wind turbine blades? Sit on them, of course 6/2/2024

Renewable energy is rolling out at record-breaking pace with billions of dollars being invested in new wind farms, solar arrays and battery storage. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: Poland to withdraw court cases against EU climate policies 5/2/2024

Poland will no longer take the EU to court to attempt to cancel numerous climate change policies, and is preparing to withdraw lawsuits the previous government had filed to do this, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ...more

UN climate chief calls for $2.4 trillion in climate finance 5/2/2024

The world needs to mobilize at least $2.4 trillion to keep global climate change goals within reach, the United Nations climate chief said in a speech on Friday. ...more

Amazon Fund for rainforest received $640 million in new pledges in 2023 5/2/2024

Brazil's Amazon Fund for sustainable rainforest development received $640 million in new pledged donations from developed nations last year, the environmental director of the National Development Bank (BNDES) that manages the fund, Tereza Campello, said on Thursday. ...more

Bike-friendly Paris votes on raising parking fees for SUVs 5/2/2024

Paris holds a referendum on Sunday asking Parisians whether the city should impose a parking surcharge on large SUVs, as the French capital pushes on with its multi-year plan to become a fully bikeable city. ...more