Climate change may increase conflict deaths, says IMF 31/8/2023

Climate change is likely to worsen conflicts in fragile and war-torn states, resulting in higher death rates and greatly reduced GDP, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Wednesday. ...more

Fossil fuels' share in EU power mix at lowest level since records began -report 31/8/2023

Fossil fuels produced just 33% of the EU's power in the first half of this year, the lowest share on record based on data going back to 1990, researchers said on Wednesday. ...more

Denmark to donate $22 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to fight deforestation 31/8/2023

Denmark will donate 150 million Danish crowns ($21.9 million) to Brazil's Amazon Fund to fight deforestation, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jorgensen, announced on Tuesday with his Brazilian counterpart. ...more

UK scraps some water pollution rules to boost homebuilding 31/8/2023

Britain said on Tuesday it would remove some European Union rules it had retained post-Brexit that were meant to curb water pollution, to enable thousands of new homes to be built, a move environmentalists said would further spoil dirty rivers. ...more

Pope decries 'terrible world war' on environment, announces new writing 31/8/2023

Pope Francis, announcing that he will issue a new document on the protection of nature, said on Wednesday he was doing so because a "terrible world war" against the environment was taking place. ...more

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia - study 30/8/2023

Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. ...more

Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050 30/8/2023

Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, or 54%, Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday, with the world failing to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius. ...more

Climate crisis means quarter of European ski resorts face scarce snow 30/8/2023

A quarter of European ski resorts will have scarce snow every other year with 2C of global heating, a comprehensive analysis has found. It calls into question whether such resorts have a future as the climate crisis intensifies. ...more

Renewables Competitiveness Accelerates, Despite Cost Inflation 30/8/2023

Global power sector saved fuel costs of USD 520 billion last year thanks to renewables, says new IRENA report ...more

Paper cups as bad as plastic ones for environment: Research 30/8/2023

If you are hoping to reduce plastic pollution, specially food packaging, switching out single-use plastic cups with paper ones may not be a solution. New research has shown that a paper cup causes as much damage to nature as a plastic one, as they both contain toxic chemicals. ...more