U.S. Army's first climate strategy calls for emissions cuts, base protections 9/2/2022

The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by training soldiers to deal with a world with more killer heat waves, droughts and floods. ...more

Italy makes protecting environment part of Constitution 9/2/2022

The Italian parliament approved a law on Tuesday making protection of the environment part of the Constitution in a vote politicians and activists hailed as significant for the country’s future. ...more

Corporate climate pledges promise weak emissions reductions -report 9/2/2022

Some of the world’s biggest companies have made climate targets that will have only a limited impact on their actual greenhouse gas emissions, a report has found. ...more

No silver-bullet solutions for saving used planet 9/2/2022

With much of the planet already "used-up", the world has hard choices to make over how to use land in the most sustainable and effective way. ...more

World’s glaciers contain less ice than thought - report 8/2/2022

Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world's glaciers contain significantly less ice than previously thought, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience on Monday. ...more

USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture 8/2/2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in pilot projects that promote farming, ranching and forestry practices that cut greenhouse gas emissions or capture and store climate-warming carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters. ...more

Blockchain rare earth scheme to certify sustainable output for EVs 8/2/2022

An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for rare earths as automakers demand proof that materials used to make magnets for electric vehicles (EVs) are not linked to toxic pollution. ...more

Experts split over noise rules for supersonic jet comeback 8/2/2022

Environmentalists and some European nations are set to clash with the United States over a possible comeback of supersonic travel, saying efforts to set noise guidelines by the middle of the decade could weaken efforts to fight climate change. ...more

Fifteen climate activists glue themselves to German motorways 8/2/2022

Fifteen climate activists glued themselves to the asphalt of motorways in Germany, causing rush hour traffic jams on Monday, in the latest protests demanding a law against food waste and cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. ...more

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi Undertakes a Hydrogeological Mapping Project in the UAE to Prepare Digital Maps, Utilizing Geographical Information Systems 7/2/2022

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD), in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, is conducting a hydrogeological mapping project for the UAE- a unique project at the level of the Arabian Gulf region. ...more