Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction -Red List 12/12/2022

The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday. ...more

Disappearing plants jeopardize a green future 12/12/2022

Nearly 800 plant species have disappeared since the 18th century, while thousands more are considered functionally extinct – no longer playing a role in their environment, or are so rare they are no longer able to reproduce. ...more

Cities call for increased investment to halt and reverse nature loss 12/12/2022

As the largest biodiversity conference in a decade kicked off in Montreal, mayors from 15 cities around the world called for increased direct financing to allow cities to implement ambitious greening and ecosystem restoration projects. ...more

Dutch use bitcoin mining to grow tulips 12/12/2022

Engineer Bert de Groot inspects the six bitcoin miners as they perform complex sums to earn cryptocurrency, filling the air with a noisy whine along with a blast of warmth. ...more

Britain approves first new coal mine in decades despite climate targets 9/12/2022

Britain approved its first new deep coal mine in decades on Wednesday to produce the high-polluting fuel for use in steelmaking, a decision which drew criticism from opponents who say it will hinder climate targets. ...more

White House seeks to cut federal building emissions 30% by 2030 9/12/2022

The White House on Wednesday launched the first standard on cutting carbon emissions from federal buildings as part of the Biden administration's policy on curbing climate change. ...more

After U.N. climate deal, 'loss and damage' funding two years off 9/12/2022

Countries agreed at last month's United Nations climate summit to create a fund to help poor countries damaged by climate disasters, but it will likely take two years to work out where the money will come from, a German climate official said on Wednesday. ...more

Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals 9/12/2022

Rising temperatures driven by climate breakdown are causing distress to the foetuses of pregnant farmers, who are among the worst affected by global heating. ...more

Microsoft-backed carbon capture startup uses limestone 9/12/2022

Scientists estimate that the globe needs to capture between 10% and 20% of the carbon from the atmosphere to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. The reality on the ground is quite different. While every industry is working to cut emissions, a few players are trying to capture it. ...more

New UN report highlights the need for stronger management measures 8/12/2022

Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen significantly in the past decade, but exploitation of most commercial species is far from sustainable, according to a report by the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ...more