World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says 26/10/2023

The world is heading towards a series of environmental "tipping points" that could cause irreversible damage to water supplies and other life-sustaining systems, the research arm of the United Nations warned on Wednesday. ...more

Brazil food sector accounts for 74% of emissions: study 26/10/2023

Food production in Brazil, the world's biggest beef and soybean exporter, accounted for 74% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, according to a study released Tuesday by environmental group Climate Observatory. ...more

Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed deep under Antarctic ice 26/10/2023

Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. ...more

Nornickel starts sulphur dioxide capture in Russia's most polluted city 26/10/2023

Russian mining giant Nornickel launched a multi-billion dollar project on Wednesday aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 45% in Norilsk, Russia's most polluted city, through a complex capture programme. ...more

World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 25/10/2023

The world is on an "unstoppable" shift towards renewable energy but the phase down of fossil fuels is not happening quickly enough, a new report says. ...more

The climate crisis has a price — and it's $391 million a day 25/10/2023

Damage from the global climate crisis has amounted to $391 million per day over the past two decades, a report showed. ...more

World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report 25/10/2023

The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday. ...more

Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology 25/10/2023

Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an official at Japan's industry ministry said. ...more

G20 Countries Lag on Building Air Quality into Climate Plans 25/10/2023

Countries from the global south take the most action to improve air quality in their climate plans, while some of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting economies lack that vision, concludes a recent assessment of air pollution measures in national climate commitments. ...more

Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment 24/10/2023

Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about rising immigration outweighed those about the environment, final results showed on Monday. ...more