World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations 11/4/2024

The world’s biggest economies have continued to finance the expansion of fossil fuels in poor countries to the tune of billions of dollars, despite their commitments on the climate. ...more

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis 11/4/2024

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. ...more

Colombia Amazon deforestation forecast down 25% to 35% last year, ministry says 11/4/2024

Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon region is forecast to have declined by 25% to 35% in 2023, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Monday, while warning that evidence shows that destruction has increased so far in 2024. ...more

Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court 10/4/2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. ...more

March marks yet another record in global heat 10/4/2024

The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday. ...more

Boom times for US green energy as federal cash flows in 10/4/2024

In February US company LanzaJet, which produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from ethanol, announced that it intended to build a second, larger plant on US soil. ...more

Massive investment is needed in sustainable infrastructure to build climate change resilience 10/4/2024

Record global temperatures around 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages led to more heatwaves and floods, longer wildfire seasons and widespread droughts in 2023. A new OECD report details the growing pressure of such climatic events on infrastructure in all sectors, from electricity, communication and transport networks to water and waste treatment, with developing countries often particularly hard hit. ...more

Insurers are essential to rolling out the climate tech needed for industries to decarbonise, finds Geneva Association report 10/4/2024

As the world races to meet global climate targets, industries worldwide are under increasing pressure to adopt new technologies and processes to expedite their decarbonisation efforts. To cap global warming at 1.5°C, heavy industries like steel, aluminium and aviation, responsible for over 30% of global carbon emissions, need to deploy climate technologies on a wide scale. ...more

Record floods in Russia's Urals triggered by melting snow 9/4/2024

Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point. ...more

Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says 9/4/2024

Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said on Monday. ...more