Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games 29/5/2023

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis. ...more

Brazil says UN confirmed Amazonian city of Belem as COP30 host 29/5/2023

Brazil's government said on Friday the United Nations has confirmed the Amazonian city of Belem as the host of the COP30 climate change summit in November 2025. ...more

Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws 26/5/2023

Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's green transition. ...more

Invasion of Ukraine ‘has fuelled funding boom for clean energy’ 26/5/2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped ignite a boom in clean energy investment which will significantly outpace spending on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. ...more

Indonesia, Malaysia to visit Brussels over concern about EU deforestation law 26/5/2023

The world's two biggest palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to the European Union next week to voice concern over a new deforestation law they believe could be detrimental to small farming businesses. ...more

France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions 26/5/2023

France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions. ...more

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks 26/5/2023

UNESCO’s Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. ...more

Middle East countries face extreme heat risk, study finds 25/5/2023

Countries across the Gulf region and the wider Middle East are highly vulnerable to extreme heat borne out of climate change, with poorer populations being particularly at risk in the decades ahead, a new study has warned. ...more

Plastic waste puts millions of world’s poorest at higher risk from floods 25/5/2023

A devastating 2005 flood that killed 1,000 people in the Indian city of Mumbai was blamed on a tragically simple problem: plastic bags had blocked storm drains, stopping monsoon flood water from draining out of the city. ...more

Animals more likely to become extinct in China than elsewhere -survey 25/5/2023

Animals are at much greater risk of extinction in China than in other countries, with habitats threatened by urbanisation and human encroachment, according to a Chinese government assessment published this week. ...more