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Countries agree 10% increase for UN climate budget 30/6/2025
Countries agree 10% increase for UN climate budget Countries agreed on Thursday to increase the U.N. climate body's budget by 10% for the next two years, a move the body welcomed as a commitment by governments to work together to address on climate change, with China's contribution rising. ...more
EU plans to add carbon credits to new climate goal, document shows 30/6/2025
EU plans to add carbon credits to new climate goal, document shows The European Commission is set to propose counting carbon credits bought from other countries towards the European Union's 2040 climate target, a Commission document seen by Reuters showed. ...more
A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa 30/6/2025
A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. ...more
Countries should keep their statehood if land disappears under sea, experts say 30/6/2025
Countries should keep their statehood if land disappears under sea, experts say Long-awaited ILC report examines what should happen to vulnerable countries as sea levels rise. ...more
Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green 30/6/2025
Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s ...more
Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year, report says 27/6/2025
Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year, report says Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector hit a record high for the fourth year running last year as fossil fuel use kept rising even as renewable energy reached a record high, the Energy Institute's annual statistical review of world energy showed on Thursday. ...more
EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint 27/6/2025
EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy industries will benefit from temporary power price relief under looser rules announced by the European Commission on Wednesday. ...more
Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? 27/6/2025
Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course. ...more
Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend 27/6/2025
Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisis. ...more
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report 27/6/2025
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems. ...more
 
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