Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed deep under Antarctic ice 26/10/2023

Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. ...more

Nornickel starts sulphur dioxide capture in Russia's most polluted city 26/10/2023

Russian mining giant Nornickel launched a multi-billion dollar project on Wednesday aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 45% in Norilsk, Russia's most polluted city, through a complex capture programme. ...more

World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 25/10/2023

The world is on an "unstoppable" shift towards renewable energy but the phase down of fossil fuels is not happening quickly enough, a new report says. ...more

The climate crisis has a price — and it's $391 million a day 25/10/2023

Damage from the global climate crisis has amounted to $391 million per day over the past two decades, a report showed. ...more

World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report 25/10/2023

The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday. ...more

Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology 25/10/2023

Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an official at Japan's industry ministry said. ...more

G20 Countries Lag on Building Air Quality into Climate Plans 25/10/2023

Countries from the global south take the most action to improve air quality in their climate plans, while some of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting economies lack that vision, concludes a recent assessment of air pollution measures in national climate commitments. ...more

Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment 24/10/2023

Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about rising immigration outweighed those about the environment, final results showed on Monday. ...more

Cambodia to bank on solar, imports to address hydropower volatility 24/10/2023

Cambodia will bank on scaling up solar projects and electricity imports from neighbouring countries through regional grid interconnections to address volatility in hydropower output and rising power demand, its energy minister told Reuters. ...more

Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet unavoidable, study says 24/10/2023

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades. ...more