Exclusive: China to unveil new rules to rein in fund 'greenwashing' -sources 22/12/2022

China plans to tighten rules to regulate environmentally friendly, or so-called green funds, as part of its efforts to rein in 'greenwashing' in the world's second-largest climate fund market, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. ...more

New Zealand announces changes to agricultural emissions scheme to help farmers 22/12/2022

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that having listened to concerns raised by farm groups it was making changes to its proposed plans to price agricultural long-lived gases and biogenic methane that mainly comes from cow and sheep burps. ...more

Popular dark chocolate brands contain heavy metal 22/12/2022

A new study by Consumer Reports found that some of the popular dark chocolate brands contain high levels of heavy metals. The study was carried out by scientists from the nonprofit advocacy organization, sampling 28 well-known chocolate brands. The researchers detected lead and cadmium among the most prevalent heavy metals in chocolate. ...more

Whales can help fight the climate change, scientists say 22/12/2022

Scientists have discovered that whales can actually help mitigate climate change, which is referred to as long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.  ...more

Billions needed to deliver COP15 nature deal but funds to biodiversity miniscule 21/12/2022

Climate conscious investors have channeled billions of dollars into clean energy but investment flows into protecting and better managing the world’s ecosystems remain minute by comparison. ...more

U.N. chief to convene 'no-nonsense' climate summit in 2023 21/12/2022

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a "no-nonsense" climate ambition summit in September next year and warned on Monday that there will be "no room for back-sliders, greenwashers, blame-shifters" or a repackaging of old pledges. ...more

EU countries vote to weaken law on methane emissions 21/12/2022

European Union countries voted on Monday in favour of weakening the bloc's planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, weeks after the EU pledged at the COP27 climate conference to do more to tackle the potent greenhouse gas. ...more

Bank floats $10 bln Brazilian bond plan to halt Amazon deforestation 21/12/2022

Strategists at a UK bank have proposed the idea of a super-sized $10 billion Brazilian government bond that would be specifically designed to help halt the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. ...more

Met Office forecasts 2023 will be hotter than 2022 21/12/2022

Next year will be warmer than this one, and one of the hottest on record, the UK Met Office is forecasting. ...more

UAE dust storms becoming more common because of climate change, researchers find 20/12/2022

Intensifying "rivers" of water vapour in the atmosphere over Africa caused by climate change are creating more dust storms for the UAE and the Middle East region, research has revealed. ...more