How to save the Amazon? Brazil company says NFTs are the answer 28/3/2022

A Brazilian company that owns 410 square kilometers (158 square miles) of Amazon rainforest is offering a new way to fund conservation: selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that allow buyers to sponsor the preservation of specific areas of jungle. ...more

Thinning Antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave 28/3/2022

An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to scientists. ...more

Birds are laying eggs earlier as climate change shifts springs 28/3/2022

The early bird is getting even earlier. ...more

Microplastics found in human blood for first time 25/3/2022

Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. ...more

Biodiversity loss poses global financial threat, report says 25/3/2022

Biodiversity loss is an overlooked risk to the financial system and central banks need to build their understanding of the issue and establish supervisory expectations for commercial banks to tackle it, a report found on Thursday. ...more

UK needs to go big on nuclear and offshore wind, Johnson says 25/3/2022

Britain’s new energy security strategy will look to expand domestic nuclear and offshore wind capacity to bolster the country’s energy independence and bring down the cost of living in the future, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. ...more

TotalEnergies aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 30% 25/3/2022

TotalEnergies said on Thursday it aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its fuel product sales by more than 30% by 2030, compared with 2015. ...more

World Bank sells first 'rhino' bond to help S.Africa's conservation efforts 25/3/2022

The World Bank has issued the world's first wildlife conservation bond, raising $150 million to help efforts to increase the endangered black rhino population in South Africa, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. ...more

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather 24/3/2022

With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. ...more

The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds 24/3/2022

The world’s forests play a far greater and more complex role in tackling climate crisis than previously thought, due to their physical effects on global and local temperatures, according to new research. ...more