The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism 8/8/2023

The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. ...more

Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28 8/8/2023

Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday. ...more

US Forests Will Stop Absorbing Carbon by 2070 8/8/2023

A recent report by the Agriculture Department has made an alarming revelation: by 2070, US forests may switch roles from being carbon absorbers to significant carbon emitters. This shift is due to the increasing destruction from natural disasters and the aging of forests, which is reducing their carbon-absorbing capabilities. ...more

Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet 7/8/2023

The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health. ...more

Amazon nations to set up rainforest science panel, Brazilian minister says 7/8/2023

Amazon countries meeting next week for a summit on cooperation to save the rainforest aim to set up a scientific body like the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to share research, Brazil's environment minister told Reuters. ...more

China's July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June 7/8/2023

China's direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more than in January to June combined, driven by severe weather as two powerful typhoons hit the country in one month. ...more

India strives to cut stubble burning to zero to curb pollution 7/8/2023

India is committed to ending crop burning this year, the government said, after agriculture and environment ministry officials met on Thursday to review progress towards preventing the major source of pollution during the winter months. ...more

Innovative Cooling Solutions for Overheated Cities 7/8/2023

With climate change ramping up and an El Nino weather pattern in effect for the western hemisphere, heat island effect has become a real problem for cities sweltering under the summer sun. ...more

Presidents of Mediterranean states demand climate crisis action 4/8/2023

Italy's president and his counterparts in five European countries have demanded urgent moves to tackle the "climate crisis" after scorching heatwaves, wildfires and flooding. ...more

Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister 4/8/2023

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has told the Guardian. ...more