UAE launches scheme to monitor marine plastic waste 21/4/2023

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MCCE) has launched an integrated programme to monitor plastic waste in the marine and coastal environment of the country, in line with its efforts to preserve marine resources, seawater quality, and beach cleanliness within the general framework of Year of Sustainability. ...more

Accelerating melt of ice sheets now 'unmistakable' 21/4/2023

If you could shape an ice cube out of all the ice losses from Greenland and Antarctica over the past three decades, it would stand 20km high. ...more

Electric vehicle sales in Australia overtake petrol-driven cars in medium category for first time 21/4/2023

Electric vehicle sales in Australia have overtaken petrol-driven vehicles in the medium-sized car category for the first time on record, according to the peak motoring body. ...more

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns 21/4/2023

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. ...more

Incredible new solar cells are thinner than human hair 21/4/2023

The currently used modern solar panel has been around for over 70 years, however, their basic design has been the same all this while. ...more

EU lawmakers back ban on goods linked to deforestation 20/4/2023

The European Parliament approved a landmark deforestation law on Wednesday to ban imports into the EU of coffee, beef, soy and other commodities if they are linked to the destruction of the world's forests. ...more

Biodiversity targets may be slipping out of reach - study 20/4/2023

Ambitious targets to halt the decline in nature may already be slipping out of reach, a study suggests. ...more

Billions more needed to protect tropical forests, warns new report 20/4/2023

At least $130bn (£100bn) a year is needed to protect the most at-risk areas of tropical forest by the end of the decade, alongside reductions in beef and dairy consumption and government bans on deforestation, a thinktank has warned. ...more

Campaigners urge action over carbon footprint of disposable nappies 20/4/2023

Environmental campaigners are calling on the UK government to take action after new analysis found a significant difference between the carbon footprints of washable and disposable nappies. ...more

Panama Canal lowers maximum depth limit on ships due to drought 20/4/2023

The Panama Canal will impose lower draft restrictions on the largest ships passing through the key global trade route due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the canal authority said on Tuesday. ...more