EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests 24/11/2023

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and illegal logging. ...more

Paris aims to drive out large SUVs by increasing parking fees 24/11/2023

Paris aims to drive large sports utility vehicles (SUVs) out of its centre by hiking parking fees for heavy cars in the French capital, and it plans a citizens' vote on the proposal early next year. ...more

Heatwave in 2022 may have caused 70,000 deaths in Europe 24/11/2023

A heatwave in 2022 may have caused more than 70,000 deaths across Europe, a study has found. ...more

Brazil approves $65 million from Amazon Fund to police the rainforest 24/11/2023

Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has approved 318 million reais ($65 million) from the $1.3 billion Amazon Fund to set up a security project fighting deforestation and other environmental crimes in the rainforest, a senior official said. ...more

Peru glaciers decimated by climate change -report 24/11/2023

Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday. ...more

UAE unveils roadmap to target of halving food waste by 2030 23/11/2023

The UAE aims to cut food loss and waste by 50 per cent by 2030 with the introduction of the “Ne’ma Food Loss and Waste Reduction Roadmap”. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 23/11/2023

France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for coal-based power plants during the U.N. climate conference later this month, three sources familiar with the deliberations told Reuters in India and Europe. ...more

Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69% -study 23/11/2023

The widespread adoption of returning and reusing plastic packaging could help to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 69%, a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation showed on Wednesday. ...more

Geneva Association survey: As growing risks such as climate change impact insurance affordability, customers look to insurers to help prevent losses 23/11/2023

As growing risks such as climate change impact insurance affordability, customers look to insurers to help prevent losses, reveals Geneva Association survey ...more

Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial 23/11/2023

When Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales two years ago, she was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas. ...more