UN nations reach long-term aviation climate goal 10/10/2022

A United Nations body agreed on Friday to a long-term aspirational goal for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, despite challenges from China and other countries aligned largely with airlines amid pressure to curb air pollution. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits September record as fires spike 10/10/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest affected the largest area for a September since current records began, government data from last month showed on Friday, as fires in the region surged to their highest level in more than a decade. ...more

World Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects since Paris deal’ 10/10/2022

The World Bank has provided nearly $15bn of finance directly to fossil fuel projects since the Paris agreement was signed in 2015, and is likely to have spurred far greater investment indirectly, new research has found. ...more

Solar power breaks the world record with “miracle material” 10/10/2022

For the first time, researchers have developed a solar cell that has passed the 30% efficiency barrier. The team of researchers from various universities and institutes in the Netherlands achieved this fate by combining silicon solar cells with perovskite.  ...more

Gray whale numbers along North America's west coast down nearly 40% since 2016 10/10/2022

The number of gray whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40% from a 2016 peak, and the population produced its fewest calves on record this year, according to U.S. research released on Friday. ...more

Toxic air pollution particles found in lungs and brains of unborn babies 7/10/2022

Toxic air pollution particles have been found in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies, long before they have taken their first breath. Researchers said their “groundbreaking” discovery was “very worrying”, as the gestation period of foetuses is the most vulnerable stage of human development. ...more

Biggest polluting firms failing to disclose climate risks - study 7/10/2022

Almost all of the companies most responsible for corporate greenhouse gas emissions are failing to disclose how climate-related risks might impact them financially, according to a report released by Carbon Tracker on Thursday. ...more

New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report 7/10/2022

Exploiting new oil and gas fields is "radically at odds" with the UK's commitments to fight climate change, according to a new report. ...more

Climate crisis made summer drought 20 times more likely, scientists find 7/10/2022

The climate crisis made the record drought across the northern hemisphere this summer at least 20 times more likely, scientists have calculated. Without human-caused global heating, the event would have been expected only once every four centuries. ...more

World leaders not invited to attend critical UN biodiversity summit 7/10/2022

Heads of government haven’t been invited to attend an important biodiversity summit in Canada, raising concerns nature is slipping down the global agenda amid fraught geopolitical relations. ...more