Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says 7/11/2023

Half of the world's 2,000 biggest listed companies have set a target to get to net-zero emissions by mid-century, but just a fraction meet tough United Nations guidelines for what constitutes a quality pledge, a report on Monday showed. ...more

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK 7/11/2023

Beef, soy and palm oil products driving deforestation are still being imported into the UK, despite government promises this practice would end, data has revealed. ...more

New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution 7/11/2023

India's Delhi city will restrict use of vehicles next week to curb rising pollution as air quality in the capital remained dangerously unsafe for a third consecutive day despite mitigation efforts. ...more

Lebanon says fires destroy 40,000 olive trees, blames Israeli shelling 6/11/2023

Fires caused by Israeli shelling in south Lebanon have burned some 40,000 olive trees and torched hundreds of square km (miles) of land, dealing a serious blow to a major Lebanese crop, the agriculture minister said. ...more

Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade -report 6/11/2023

Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) warming threshold this decade, according to research published on Thursday that scientists said should raise alarms at this year's COP28 climate talks. ...more

World Bank poised to host climate loss and damage fund, despite concerns 6/11/2023

Countries moved a step closer on Saturday to getting a fund off the ground to help poor states damaged by climate disasters, despite reservations from developing nations and the United States. ...more

US agency proposes allowing carbon capture projects in national forests 6/11/2023

The U.S. Forest Service wants to allow carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects on national forest land, according to a proposed rule published by the agency on Friday. ...more

China methane reduction plan to be released soon, but may lack clear targets - sources 6/11/2023

China, the world's largest emitter of methane, is expected to unveil its strategy to cut output of the greenhouse gas "imminently" but may stop short of setting specific reduction targets, two people familiar with the plan said. ...more

Climate adaptation funding gap 50% higher than estimated, UN says 3/11/2023

Rich country promises of help for poorer ones to adapt to climate change have slowed despite more frequent extreme weather, with a shortfall now 50% bigger than previously estimated, a U.N. agency said in a report said on Thursday. ...more

Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet 3/11/2023

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change. ...more