Robots, limestone are being used to save coral reefs 20/2/2023

Coral reef death and destruction harm the environment by removing a vital ecosystem that fosters biodiversity. With varying degrees of success, experts have experimented with breeding corals in nurseries, cross-breeding to create more resilient species, and adding microorganisms to corals. ...more

Saudi Ministry of Environment allocates $104.7bn for development projects in the water sector 17/2/2023

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has allocated as much as SR393 billion ($104.7 billion) for 3,300 development projects in the water sector, according to the minister Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: UAE's Jaber says keeping 1.5 Celsius goal 'alive' is top priority for COP28 17/2/2023

The United Arab Emirates climate envoy and designated president of the COP28 climate summit said on Wednesday his main priority would be to keep alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as the world falls behind on the target. ...more

Italy to propose softer 2035 carbon reduction targets for cars, minister says 17/2/2023

Italy will propose that the European Union rows back on plans to halt the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was quoted as saying on Thursday. ...more

Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier,' say scientists 17/2/2023

Scientists studying Antarctica's vast Thwaites Glacier - nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier - say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, worsening melting caused by rising temperatures, two papers published in Nature journal showed on Wednesday. ...more

France and Spain eye contributions to Brazil's Amazon Fund, minister says 17/2/2023

France and Spain have shown interest in contributing to an international fund aimed at fighting deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Wednesday. ...more

EU proposes 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucks 16/2/2023

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed tougher CO2 limits for heavy goods vehicles, requiring new trucks by 2040 to cut emissions by 90% and all new city buses to have zero emissions from 2030. ...more

U.S. EPA sets soot pollution rule, energy companies warn of costs 16/2/2023

The U.S. environmental regulator said on Tuesday it sent the White House its final plan to slash interstate smog and soot pollution from the power sector, but big energy companies warned that the measure on track to be finalized next month would cost them billions of dollars. ...more

Barclays tightens lending for dirtiest fossil fuels 16/2/2023

Barclays on Wednesday said it was tightening lending criteria for coal power and would stop financing oil sands exploration and production, but did not announce new restrictions on oil and gas lending as some rivals have. ...more

Many companies and finance firms yet to set deforestation policy - report 16/2/2023

Almost half of the companies most reliant on the commodities responsible for deforestation, and the financial firms that back them, have no policy to rein it in, a report on Wednesday said. ...more