Amazon rainforest nations gather to forge shared policy in Brazil 9/8/2023

Leaders of the eight Amazon rainforest countries are gathering on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on issues from fighting deforestation to financing sustainable development. ...more

Less plastic litter in oceans than estimated, study finds 9/8/2023

A study has discovered there is less plastic littering the ocean than scientists previously thought, but what is there could persist for a long time. ...more

No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies, scientists say 9/8/2023

Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage done, scientists said on Tuesday in a new study of the impact of climate change on the continent. ...more

Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 9/8/2023

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) said on Monday it has issued an extinction alert for the endangered vaquita porpoise, whose population is estimated to have shrunk to less than a dozen, marking the institution's first-ever extinction warning. ...more

More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds 9/8/2023

More than half of all species live in the soil, according to a study that has found it is the single most species-rich habitat on Earth. ...more

US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in nuclear fusion reaction 8/8/2023

US scientists have achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction for the second time since a historic breakthrough in December last year in the quest to find a near-limitless, safe and clean source of energy. ...more

Progress on slowing deforestation could boost climate efforts, say experts 8/8/2023

Falling deforestation rates in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia and Brazil could provide a boost to climate and biodiversity efforts, experts say, in the run-up to a key summit on the future of the Amazon rainforest. ...more

The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism 8/8/2023

The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. ...more

Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28 8/8/2023

Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday. ...more

US Forests Will Stop Absorbing Carbon by 2070 8/8/2023

A recent report by the Agriculture Department has made an alarming revelation: by 2070, US forests may switch roles from being carbon absorbers to significant carbon emitters. This shift is due to the increasing destruction from natural disasters and the aging of forests, which is reducing their carbon-absorbing capabilities. ...more