Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest protection 13/9/2022

Protecting trees is key to meeting climate goals but environmentalists blame Indonesia -- home to the world's third-largest rainforest area -- for a deforestation free-for-all by allowing companies to clear land for new plantations. ...more

A focus on beaver restoration to fight climate change 13/9/2022

Officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have embarked on a mission to restore the population of North American beavers. They say that the beaver is a resourceful engineer that can help against wildfires. Further, the rodents are hailed for their ability to increase water storage in the soil when they create dams in the land. ...more

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution 12/9/2022

Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the disease. ...more

Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought 12/9/2022

When might the world's bleaching coral reefs pass the point of no return? When would warming temperatures cause the Greenland Ice Sheet to collapse and trigger severe sea level rise? These worrying scenarios could happen sooner than expected, according to new scientific research. ...more

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP 12/9/2022

African ministers meeting in Cairo two months ahead of the COP27 climate summit called on Friday for a sharp expansion of climate financing for their continent while pushing back against an abrupt move away from fossil fuels. ...more

More than 1.1m sea turtles illegally killed over past 30 years, study finds 12/9/2022

More than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed in the past 30 years, according to new data. ...more

Brazil sees dramatic spike in August deforestation data 12/9/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest spiked more than 80% in August from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, with fires raging at a record-breaking pace. ...more

Toyota, Honda and Nissan decarbonisation efforts lagging, Greenpeace study says 9/9/2022

Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor CO ranked at the bottom of a new Greenpeace study on 10 automakers' efforts to tackle climate change, the environmental group said on Thursday. ...more

Australia passes a law for net zero emissions by 2050 9/9/2022

Australia's parliament on Thursday passed government legislation enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030 and to net zero by 2050, with the support of the Greens party and independents. ...more

Europe unveils hi-tech satellite to speed up extreme weather warnings 9/9/2022

Europe on Wednesday unveiled the first of a 4 billion euro ($4 billion) family of satellites designed to give earlier warning of extreme weather that has been causing havoc across the globe this year. ...more