BP 2022 emissions unchanged at around 340 mln T of CO2 equivalent 13/3/2023

BP's emissions in 2022 were broadly unchanged from the previous year at around 340 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, according to its annual report published on Friday and Reuters calculations. ...more

Europe experienced second-warmest winter on record 10/3/2023

Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, as climate change continues to intensify. ...more

Czech Republic calls meeting of EU countries on car emissions laws 10/3/2023

The Czech Republic has invited transport ministers from 11 European Union counties to meet in Strasbourg on Monday to discuss emissions-cutting policies amid a dispute over the bloc's landmark policy to shift to electric vehicles. ...more

US announces $6 bln in grants to decarbonize heavy industry 10/3/2023

The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is directing $6 billion in funding to speed decarbonization projects in energy-hungry industries like steel, aluminum and cement making that contribute nearly 25% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

Malaysia needs to invest $375 bln in renewables to reach 2050 climate goals - report 10/3/2023

Malaysia will need to double its investments in renewable energy transition to at least $375 billion in order to achieve its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Thursday. ...more

New idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows promise 10/3/2023

A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists. ...more

Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked -research 9/3/2023

Plastics entering the world's oceans have surged by an "unprecedented" amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on Wednesday. ...more

'Nowhere' on the planet is safe from air pollution, study finds 9/3/2023

Almost no area of land on Earth has levels of air pollution deemed safe by the World Health Organisation, a new study has found. ...more

Germany aims to launch subsidies-for-emissions-cuts plan in April 9/3/2023

Germany wants to launch a subsidies programme in April for industries to support their switch to climate-neutral production, a document showed on Tuesday, as Europe's biggest economy examines ways to make industry carbon-neutral by 2045. ...more

Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer 9/3/2023

Chile launched a program on Monday to protect the huemul, an endangered southern deer, by creating a biological corridor that includes an area recently donated by the family of the late philanthropist and founder of the North Face, Douglas Tompkins. ...more