Reducing Energy Waste Key to Meeting Climate Goals 4/10/2022

Embracing decentralised power grids may be the way forward in building out renewable energy capacity to reach global climate goals, the CEO of investment firm Sustainable Development Capital said on Monday. ...more

Solar mini grids could power half a billion people by 2030: World Bank 4/10/2022

Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution to close the energy access gap by 2030. But to realize the full potential of solar mini grids, governments and industry must work together to systemically identify mini grid opportunities, continue to drive costs down, and overcome barriers to financing, says a new World Bank report. ...more

World Bank criticised over climate crisis spending 4/10/2022

The World Bank has come under fire for failing to show that its claimed spending on the climate crisis is real, in a report suggesting up to 40% of its reported climate-related spending is impossible to account for. ...more

Scientists find link between land tenure and deforestation rates 4/10/2022

Researchers from the German Center of Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University have identified crucial links between land tenure and tropical deforestation in Brazil. ...more

Fish species extinct for 100 years is brought back to life 4/10/2022

The Greenback cutthroat trout, which was considered extinct for over 100 years, has been brought back to Colorado. The fish species was thought to be extinct in the 1930s, due to overfishing and mining pollution among other causes. According to Biologists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the trout species are naturally reproducing again. ...more

UAE: 25-fil tariff on single-use plastic bags comes into effect in Sharjah 3/10/2022

As announced earlier in August, a 25-fil tariff per single-use plastic bag at shops came into effect on Saturday, October 1, in Sharjah. ...more

Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded, U.N. says 3/10/2022

The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday. ...more

Nestle to stop sourcing from Indonesian palm oil producer AAL 3/10/2022

Food giant Nestle plans to stop sourcing from subsidiaries of Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a major Indonesian palm oil producer accused by environmental groups of land and human rights abuses. ...more

Indian capital gears up to tackle air pollution ahead of winter 3/10/2022

The Indian capital of New Delhi will enforce a 15-step action plan to curb pollution ahead of the arrival of winter, when a haze of toxic smog envelops the world's most polluted city. ...more

Global insect protein market spreads its wings by 2027 3/10/2022

Thanks in part to a sports nutrition craze, the global insect protein market may reach 3.3 billion dollars by 2027. A new report projects growth of 32.7% over the next five years. ...more