UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals 7/4/2023

Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. ...more

EU plans faster phaseout of super-potent greenhouse gases 7/4/2023

The European Union is set to begin negotiations on a law to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, but countries and lawmakers are split over how fast to phase them out. ...more

China accounts for two thirds of world's planned new coal power - research 7/4/2023

China accounted for more than two thirds of the world's proposed new coal-fired power by the end of 2022, with 366 gigawatts (GW) of additional capacity either being planned or under construction, research showed on Thursday. ...more

Zurich Insurance becomes second firm to quit climate alliance 7/4/2023

Zurich Insurance Group said on Wednesday it was withdrawing from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), becoming the second founding member to quit the climate group in less than a week. ...more

Ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres a day, far faster than feared, study finds 7/4/2023

Ice sheets can collapse into the ocean in spurts of up to 600 metres (2,000 feet) a day, a study has found, far faster than recorded before. ...more

Japan wants G7 agreement to accelerate decarbonisation efforts 6/4/2023

Japan wants to push for the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers to agree on accelerating decarbonisation efforts through collaboration at the ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment later this month, its industry minister said. ...more

Deforestation Is Linked to Lower Rainfall, Study Says 6/4/2023

Human-led deforestation is linked to less rain in tropical rainforests, according to a new study published last month in the journal Nature. Large-scale cutting of trees in the Amazon and other rainforests could lead to declining agricultural yields, raise the risk of wildfires and promote irregular precipitation patterns, scientists say. ...more

A Mysterious Rise in Banned Chemicals is Warming the Planet 6/4/2023

Five ozone-depleting substances are increasing in the atmosphere, a new study finds, despite an international ban on their use and production. ...more

Eating mackerel no longer sustainable, Good Fish Guide advises 6/4/2023

Mackerel populations are declining because of overfishing and the fish is no longer a sustainable food choice, the Marine Conservation Society has said in its new UK guide to sustainable seafood. ...more

Is global warming helping loggerhead turtles colonise the Med? 6/4/2023

Growing numbers of loggerhead sea turtles are nesting and laying eggs on western Mediterranean beaches in what some scientists suggest could be a case of climate change causing habitat expansion of a threatened species. ...more