Supreme Court justices question U.S. power to curb carbon emissions 1/3/2022

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a case that could undermine President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change. ...more

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE UN plastic treaty to tackle production, packaging design - draft resolution 1/3/2022

United Nations negotiators have agreed a roadmap for a global plastic treaty that would address plastic production and design, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters, in what delegates said was a key step to agreeing an ambitious deal. ...more

Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035 1/3/2022

Germany aims to fulfil all its electricity needs with supplies from renewable sources by 2035, compared to its previous target to abandon fossil fuels "well before 2040," according to a government draft paper obtained by Reuters on Monday. ...more

20 Arabian Oryx Released in Shumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan 28/2/2022

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently completed a successful project in Jordan, transferring 20 Arabian Oryx to the Shumari Wildlife Reserve. ...more

Analysis: Geopolitical clouds gather over Europe's climate change plans 28/2/2022

Soaring energy prices and a geopolitical crisis over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are looming over the European Union's attempts to agree a raft of tougher climate change laws, raising concerns that some could be delayed or scaled back. ...more

UN report to show true scale of impacts 28/2/2022

A new UN report on the impacts of climate change is set to be the gravest assessment yet of how rising temperatures are affecting every living thing. ...more

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE After much praised waste export ban, Australia under fire for shipping plastic trash as 'fuel' 28/2/2022

Australia will allow plastic trash to be shipped overseas and burned as fuel under a law introduced last year that banned the export of some plastic waste, the environment minister's office said, prompting accusations from critics of hypocrisy. ...more

China sees biggest growth in energy and coal use since 2011 28/2/2022

China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier, data from the country's statistics bureau showed on Monday. ...more

Global warming and land use change to drive more extreme wildfires 25/2/2022

Extreme wildfires are set to become more frequent, increasing by around 50% by the end of this century, according to a new UN report. ...more

Analysis: Already in peril, Biden climate agenda faces U.S. Supreme Court test 25/2/2022

President Joe Biden's climate-related agenda, already under threat due to congressional failure to pass key legislation, now faces the prospect of a hostile reception at the U.S. Supreme Court that could have lasting consequences on the use of federal power to tackle environmental issues. ...more