Brazil's Amazon deforestation sets first-quarter record despite March dip 11/4/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years. ...more

Investors urge governments not to ditch climate for energy security 11/4/2022

Asset owners managing more than $10.4 trillion have urged governments not to let worries about security of fossil fuel supplies impede the transition to greener energy needed to limit catastrophic climate change. ...more

Drinks firms spooked as India refuses to exempt some plastic straws from ban 11/4/2022

India has rejected demands from large global and domestic beverage firms to exempt some plastic straws from a ban that takes effect on July 1, fanning fears of disruption in a multi-billion-dollar industry. ...more

Global methane soars to record levels- NOAA 8/4/2022

Global levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane rose to a record high for a second consecutive year in 2021, according to data released by NOAA on Thursday, hitting the highest levels since scientists began measuring these emissions nearly four decades ago. ...more

US and Europe behind majority of global ecological damage, says study 8/4/2022

The US and Europe are responsible for the majority of global ecological damage caused by the overuse of natural resources, according to a groundbreaking study. ...more

Facebook takes down Brazil environmental disinformation network with ties to military 8/4/2022

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Thursday it had removed a network of social media accounts with ties to the Brazilian military that posed as fake nonprofits to play down the dangers of deforestation. ...more

China energy goals a problem as U.N. report calls for deeper coal cuts 8/4/2022

A new U.N. report detailing what the world needs to do to combat climate change has highlighted the need for China - by far the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter - to accelerate its shift towards clean and low-carbon energy. ...more

Wind energy company pleads guilty to killing at least 150 eagles 8/4/2022

An American wind energy company that pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges after at least 150 eagles were killed, most hacked by turbine blades, has agreed to spend as much as $27m on efforts to prevent more deaths. ...more

Abu Dhabi to ban plastic bags from June 1 7/4/2022

Abu Dhabi will ban the use of single-use plastic bags from June, the emirate's environmental agency said on Wednesday. ...more

Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time 7/4/2022

Microplastic pollution has been discovered lodged deep in the lungs of living people for the first time. The particles were found in almost all the samples analysed. ...more