‘Food is finally on the table’: Cop28 addressed agriculture in a real way 19/12/2023

Food systems – what we eat; how we grow, ship and cook it; and how we dispose of (and sometimes waste) it – are responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But for the better part of three decades, the final agreements that emerge from the UN’s yearly climate summits have left out the impact food systems have on our climate. ...more

Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit? 19/12/2023

Governments risk another decade of failure on nature loss if they do not implement a landmark agreement in full, the UN’s acting biodiversity chief has warned, 12 months after the deal was struck. ...more

Global coal use at all-time high in 2023 - IEA 18/12/2023

Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Friday. ...more

White House asks employees to travel by train, EVs when possible 18/12/2023

U.S. federal employees should rent electric vehicles and opt for rail trips when feasible on government travel to sharply reduce emissions, the White House said on Thursday. ...more

Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain 18/12/2023

In a lab in Manchester, volunteers are donning masks to breathe in lungfuls of polluted air. ...more

Denmark introduces green tax on air passengers from 2025 18/12/2023

Denmark on Friday agreed to impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry's transition to greener practices, which will be gradually phased in from 2025, the government said. ...more

The health cost of burning wood to warm homes 18/12/2023

Dr Tom Smith is a wildfires scientist. His career has focused on tracking down wildland fires in savannahs and tropical peatlands around the globe, but his latest investigation was closer to home. ...more

Swedish greenhouse gases up 7% in 2022 due to Nord Stream leak 15/12/2023

The major gas leak last year in the Baltic Sea from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline caused Sweden's annual territorial greenhouse gas emissions to rise, by 7%, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday. ...more

US EPA must do more to ensure captured carbon stays underground -report 15/12/2023

The U.S. environment regulator does not sufficiently verify that carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects keep emissions trapped underground and should boost its requirements to ensure companies receiving CCS tax credits provide an actual environmental benefit, a watchdog group said on Thursday. ...more

France's Credit Agricole to stop financing new fossil fuel projects 15/12/2023

Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA), France's second-largest listed bank, said on Thursday it would stop financing new fossil fuel extraction projects and publish its exposure to that sector as part of its new climate targets. ...more