Gulf nations make significant strides in renewable energy integration 8/7/2024

Gulf countries, endowed with abundant solar and wind energy resources, have leveraged these assets to varying extents in their renewable energy portfolios, achieving significant progress toward their ambitious targets, according to Fitch Ratings. ...more

UAE-led Operation 'Green Justice' busts global criminal network in Amazon Basin, 25 arrested 8/7/2024

A regional law enforcement operation named “Green Justice”, which was coordinated by the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), has uncovered vast environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin. ...more

EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows 8/7/2024

The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation, a letter seen by Reuters on Friday showed. ...more

Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power 8/7/2024

Germany's lower house of parliament has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies, as the country seeks to increase uptake of the energy form. ...more

Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London 8/7/2024

White storks could soon be wheeling in the skies above London and building their huge nests among towers, flats and spires as a result of new rewilding plans. ...more

How record-breaking Hurricane Beryl is a sign of a warming world 5/7/2024

Hurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight. ...more

Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise 5/7/2024

Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali, but the frequency of mass coral bleachings he says is now devastating. ...more

Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body 5/7/2024

New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk. ...more

General Motors to pay nearly $146 million for excess car emissions 5/7/2024

General Motors will pay a penalty of nearly $146 million and take other steps to resolve excess emissions from nearly 6 million vehicles on the nation’s roads, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department announced Wednesday. ...more

Blockbuster Movies That Pass the Climate Test | THR News Video 5/7/2024

Hollywood evaluates films by many measures – box office performance, critics reviews, awards achievements, but does your favorite film pass the climate test? Using results from a climate-change version of the Bechdel test, THR surveyed top box office hits to see how many address the environmental crisis. ...more