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![Colombia Amazon deforestation rose in first half of the year Colombia Amazon deforestation rose in first half of the year](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_062a4bcb-aea0-4aa3-b84f-6872f82f2bf2_.jpeg) |
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Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon rose to 52,460 hectares (129,631 acres) in the first half of the year and could finish close to 11% higher in 2022, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Canada can cut fertilizer emissions 14% by 2030 -agriculture groups Canada can cut fertilizer emissions 14% by 2030 -agriculture groups](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9b174793-d796-4084-9ad2-6a8e7aff1a16_.jpeg) |
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Canadian farmers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from applying nitrogen fertilizer by 14% by 2030 through adoption of more sustainable farm practices and new technology, without any overall reduction in fertilizer use, agriculture industry groups said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Dubai Can saves 3.5 million bottles in six months as tide turns on single-use plastics Dubai Can saves 3.5 million bottles in six months as tide turns on single-use plastics](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_297d4fde-b1bc-4f2f-8b6c-094e346cfb8e_.jpeg) |
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Green initiative Dubai Can has helped to reduce the usage of single-use plastic by the equivalent of more than 3.5 million bottles, the government said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Climate change could devastate Mideast, East Mediterranean -scientists Climate change could devastate Mideast, East Mediterranean -scientists](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_99524e13-506c-41fc-975d-d164ae6c24b6_.jpeg) |
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Climate change could have a devastating effect on the lives of millions in the East Mediterranean and Middle East, where temperatures are rising nearly twice as fast as the global average, an international team of scientists warned. ...more |
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![Just transition: EIB to provide up to €10 billion in support of regions most affected by the shift away from fossil fuels Just transition: EIB to provide up to €10 billion in support of regions most affected by the shift away from fossil fuels](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ae6fc913-7706-4de6-bbe5-4dfb5145f861_.png) |
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The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed the agreement on the Public Sector Loan Facility, the third pillar of the Just Transition Mechanism. ...more |
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![Out of thin air: new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere Out of thin air: new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b7ed96cd-9b0b-4d96-b03b-5a87fc75ec92_.jpeg) |
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Researchers have created a solar-powered device that produces hydrogen fuel directly from moisture in the air. ...more |
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![Indian capital to ban firecrackers ahead of pollution season Indian capital to ban firecrackers ahead of pollution season](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8ac00f74-ab19-43b2-a767-518dcdbdf4c6_.jpeg) |
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India’s capital New Delhi is to ban firecrackers to ease the burden of winter pollution on its longer-suffering residents, though likely taking some of the fun out of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, next month. ...more |
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![UNDP and the Ministry of Environment Recognize the Efforts of 23 Lebanese Companies Combatting Climate Change UNDP and the Ministry of Environment Recognize the Efforts of 23 Lebanese Companies Combatting Climate Change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bd585133-4c34-41de-9628-229aa16b099e_.jpeg) |
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To support Lebanon’s efforts to combat climate change and encourage the private sector to adopt the necessary actions to reduce gas emissions, the Ministry of Environment with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recognized 23 Lebanese companies and industries that declared to the Ministry their greenhouse gas emissions according to Minister of Environment decision No. 99/1(2013). ...more |
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![U.S. envoy Kerry urges China to resume talks to avoid climate crisis U.S. envoy Kerry urges China to resume talks to avoid climate crisis](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ba4398b2-a02f-4fe1-9f87-afee75078359_.jpeg) |
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged China to resume bilateral talks to avert a global warming crisis, and called on world leaders to speed up their energy transition away from fossil fuels. ...more |
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![G7 company emissions falling short of global climate goal, study shows G7 company emissions falling short of global climate goal, study shows](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3125a244-bd1f-4a51-8dc2-279bdeb8a579_.jpeg) |
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Companies in the Group of Seven (G7) economies are failing to meet Paris Climate Agreement objectives, non-profit disclosure platform CDP and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said on Tuesday, based on current corporate pledges to cut emissions. ...more |
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