US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group 3/2/2025

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system. ...more

New Zealand targets cutting emissions by 51% to 55% by 2035 3/2/2025

New Zealand said late on Thursday that it would make a commitment that by 2035 the country would have reduced emissions by 51% to 55% compared to 2005 levels. ...more

Lhyfe secures c.11m grant for a second 10 MW production site in Sweden   3/2/2025

Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world's pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen, announces funding of up to c.€11 million (SEK 130 million) from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and co-financed by the European Union, to build a renewable hydrogen production facility in Vaggeryd, Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ...more

Ocean warming 4 times faster than in 1980s — and likely to accelerate in coming decades 3/2/2025

Earth's oceans are getting warmer at an accelerating rate, researchers find — indicating that climate change is speeding up too. ...more

Climate change fuels rat populations in cities worldwide 3/2/2025

US cities Washington, San Francisco, Toronto, and New York experienced biggest rat growth in recent years. ...more

Groundbreaking ‘Water from Air’ project launched at Ajman 31/1/2025

In a pioneering move for the hospitality industry, a pioneering water from air project has been launched in Ajman. ...more

Britain submits plans to hit emissions-cutting target 31/1/2025

Britain said it had submitted details of its plan to cut carbon emissions to the United Nations climate body on Thursday, detailing how it would hit the ambitious targets announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last year. ...more

New York says 1 million fewer vehicles have entered Manhattan since congestion pricing start 31/1/2025

New York's congestion pricing has led to 1 million total fewer vehicles entering the busiest part of Manhattan and cut commuting times since the program began on Jan. 5, a transit agency said on Wednesday. ...more

US to rescind Biden highway climate rule for states 31/1/2025

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it plans to rescind a climate rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. ...more

Study of more than 600 animal and plant species finds genetic diversity has declined globally 31/1/2025

Analysis by dozens of scientists internationally notes urgent conservation efforts could halt or even reverse losses. ...more