Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says 23/5/2024

Half the world's natural pasture land has been degraded by overexploitation and the impact of climate change, putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification said on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change: small island states hail ocean court victory 23/5/2024

A global maritime court found on Tuesday that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by global warming. ...more

Global carbon emissions pricing raised record $104 bln in 2023 23/5/2024

Countries raised a record $104 billion last year by charging firms for emitting carbon dioxide, but prices remain too low to drive changes needed to meet Paris climate accord targets, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. ...more

Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’ 23/5/2024

Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show. ...more

Chilean scientists track flamingos by satellite to preserve dwindling population 23/5/2024

The flamingo population in Chile's Los Flamencos national reserve is dwindling and scientists are trying to find out where the long-legged, pink-plumed birds are going. ...more

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development to ban single-use Styrofoam products from 1 June 22/5/2024

As part of Environment Agency –Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) Single-Use Plastic Policy which was launched in 2020, a ban on a series of Styrofoam products in the emirate will become effective from 1 June 2024. ...more

Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds 22/5/2024

Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny. ...more

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut 22/5/2024

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. ...more

Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns 22/5/2024

Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea and Japan, with many of the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding, researchers said on Tuesday. ...more

Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions 22/5/2024

Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Monday it backs the Biden administration's moves to dramatically cut vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments the new climate rules are bad for business. ...more