WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases 3/2/2023

A UN-led plan to tackle climate change by radically improving the way heat-trapping atmospheric pollutants are measured all over the planet, is being given serious consideration by governments and the international scientific community, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. ...more

Renewables supplied 88% of Portugal's electricity consumption in January 3/2/2023

Renewable utilities supplied 88% of Portugal's electricity consumption in January, as heavy rains coupled with good wind and solar conditions allowed to sharply reduce the use of gas-fired power plants, grid operator REN said on Wednesday. ...more

Costa Rica pulls back on U.N.-backed climate agreement named in its honor 3/2/2023

Costa Rica's Congress on Wednesday blocked the country's ratification of a U.N.-backed environmental treaty named after one of the Central American country's municipalities, after it lost support from the administration. ...more

Study reveals links between UK air pollution and mental ill-health 3/2/2023

Long-term exposure to even comparatively low levels of air pollution could cause depression and anxiety, according to a study exploring the links between air quality and mental ill-health. ...more

How Abu Dhabi prevented the use of 120 million single-use plastic bags in 8 months 2/2/2023

Abu Dhabi prevented the use of more than 120 million single-use plastic bags over the last eight months, and collected more than 50 million disposable water bottles for recycling in 2022. ...more

Emissions divide now greater within countries than between them – study 2/2/2023

The difference between the carbon emissions of the rich and the poor within a country is now greater than the differences in emissions between countries, data shows. ...more

Green projects are boosting UK growth - CBI report 2/2/2023

The transition to a greener economy is worth £71bn and has brought jobs and investment to parts of the UK experiencing industrial decline. ...more

GHGSat: Commercial satellite will see CO2 super-emitters 2/2/2023

The world's first commercial satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide from orbit will launch later this year. ...more

Planting more trees in cities could cut deaths from summer heat, says study 2/2/2023

Planting more trees could mean fewer people die from increasingly high summer temperatures in cities, a study suggests. ...more

Earth is on track to exceed 1.5C warming in the next decade, study using AI finds 1/2/2023

The world is on the brink of breaching a critical climate threshold, according to a new study published on Monday, signifying time is running exceedingly short to spare the world the most catastrophic effects of global heating. ...more