What is biodiversity and how are we protecting it? 23/5/2022

The United Nations has declared Sunday to be the International Day for Biodiversity to raise awareness of the extinction risk facing animals and plants. ...more

H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant 23/5/2022

A Stockholm restaurant crew is wearing cotton aprons that capture greenhouse gas from the air, in a pilot of a technique developed by H&M-backed researchers as the fashion industry struggles to lower its climate impact. ...more

Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds 23/5/2022

Rising temperatures driven by the climate crisis are cutting the sleep of people across the world, the largest study to date has found. ...more

EU reveals its plans to stop using Russian gas 20/5/2022

The European Commission has given more details on how it plans to end Europe's dependence on Russian fossil fuels. ...more

G7 to meet climate finance support goal next year - draft 20/5/2022

The Group of Seven economic powers expect to meet a climate change financing goal for developing countries by next year, G7 finance chiefs said in a draft communique from a meeting in Germany. ...more

Ukraine to seek damages from Russia over huge environmental damage 20/5/2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused huge environmental damage for which Kyiv will seek compensation in international courts, Ukraine’s environment minister said on Thursday. ...more

‘World is at boiling point’: humanity must redefine relationship with nature, says report 20/5/2022

The world is at “boiling point” and humanity needs to redefine its relationship with nature if it is to address a web of crises, from rising prices to extreme heat and floods, according to a report released ahead of a landmark UN conference. ...more

Australia’s tropical rainforests have been dying faster for decades in ‘clear and stark climate warning’ 20/5/2022

Australia’s tropical rainforest trees have being dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of global heating, according to new research that raises concerns tropical forests could start to release more carbon dioxide than they absorb. ...more

ECHEM, Rega Green Energy Sign Algae Oil Agreement 19/5/2022

The Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (ECHEM) and the UAE’s Rega Green Energy Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to produce algae oil, which is used in the production of bio-jet fuel and green naphtha for use in the production of environmentally friendly petrochemical products. ...more

U.N. secretary general asks countries to ease barriers to green energy 19/5/2022

The U.N. secretary-general on Wednesday called for a global coalition to speed the deployment of battery technology, urging countries to ease intellectual property constraints to hasten the transition from fossil fuels and combat climate change. ...more