Deutsche Bank tightens coal finance policy but not oil and gas 3/3/2023

Deutsche Bank on Thursday tightened its coal financing policies but has yet to change its criteria for the oil and gas industries, drawing criticism from climate activists. ...more

Arab League, UN agree to develop cooperation programmes to combat climate change 2/3/2023

The Arab League and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to develop programmes of joint activities between the two sides in the field of combating climate change, which will be implemented in the Arab region in the coming period. ...more

Japan can achieve 90% clean power share by 2035, US study finds 2/3/2023

A decline in the cost of solar, wind and battery storage means Japan can get 90% of its power from clean electricity by 2035, a study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, backed by the U.S. energy department, showed on Wednesday. ...more

Carbon emissions from global SUV fleet outweighs that of most countries 2/3/2023

The continued global rise in sales of SUVs pushed their climate-heating emissions to almost 1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. ...more

Brazil's Amazon must be protected to reach global climate goal, U.S. envoy says 2/3/2023

The world cannot meet its climate goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius unless it protects the Amazon rainforest, climate envoy John Kerry said in Brazil on Tuesday while discussing possible U.S. funding for jungle conservation. ...more

Germany, Italy threaten EU plan to ban combustion engines 2/3/2023

Germany and Italy are threatening to block a European Union ban on new combustion-engine cars, putting at risk the bloc’s green goals. ...more

Green investments in Mena region not enough, say climate advocates 1/3/2023

More must be done to accelerate green investments in the Mena region and help it make a sustainable transition, climate advocates and business leaders said in Cairo. ...more

Bank finance for cleaner energy grows, but still lags fossil fuels - report 1/3/2023

Banks gave 81 cents in financing support to low carbon energy supply for every dollar they provided to fossil fuels in 2021, a report showed on Tuesday, but they will need to ramp up their commitments much further for the world to hit its climate goals. ...more

'Doomsday' Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food supplies ramp up 1/3/2023

A 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island is set to receive its most diverse batch of seed donations yet as efforts to secure the world's food supplies ramp up amid rising climate concerns. ...more

Rewilding seas: Some waters off England to get full protection 1/3/2023

Three stretches of water off the English coast are to get the strictest possible environmental protections as part of new measures to restore the health of the seas. ...more