Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says 21/11/2023

The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate emergency, a report says. ...more

Suck carbon from the air? US facility launches novel climate solution 21/11/2023

Inside a vast new warehouse in the California town of Tracy, tall towers of trays containing a gray powder are stacked in neat rows. ...more

EU agrees to ban exports of waste plastic to poor countries 20/11/2023

The EU has struck a deal to stop ships of waste plastic landing in ports of poor countries. ...more

EU agrees tougher penalties for environmental crimes 20/11/2023

The European Union on Thursday has agreed tougher penalties for environmental crimes such as importing invasive species and pollution caused by ships. ...more

Is the world warming faster than expected? 20/11/2023

Climate records have tumbled in 2023. ...more

Amazon River tributary falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought 20/11/2023

A major tributary of the Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem. ...more

Top companies' lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds 20/11/2023

Glencore, ExxonMobil and Stellantis are among companies lobbying for policies that conflict with their own pledges to cut carbon emissions, a study published by non-profit think tank InfluenceMap on Thursday found. ...more

EU greenhouse gas emissions drop 5% in the second quarter 17/11/2023

Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by more than 5% in the second quarter of 2023, with the biggest decline recorded in electricity and gas supply, statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday. ...more

'No end in sight' to rising greenhouse gases -UN weather agency 17/11/2023

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, warning there was "no end in sight" to the trend. ...more

Worsening sand, dust storms driving global land loss, says UN 17/11/2023

The world is losing almost 1 million square kilometres (386,000 square miles) of productive land a year to sand and dust storms made worse by human activities, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification warned on Wednesday. ...more