U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped 6.2% in 2021-report 11/1/2022

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released on Monday. ...more

Veg diet plus re-wilding gives 'double climate dividend' 11/1/2022

One hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide could be removed from the air by the end of the century through veggie diets plus re-wilding farmland. ...more

Natural disasters cost insurers $120 billion in 2021, Munich Re says 11/1/2022

Marked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in the United States, 2021 proved the second-most costly year on record for the world's insurers, Munich Re said on Monday, warning that extreme weather was more likely with climate change. ...more

EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on record 11/1/2022

Last year was the world's fifth hottest on record, while levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, European Union scientists said. ...more

Customers shun red meat after carbon footprint added to weekly shop receipts 10/1/2022

A Norwegian online grocer has seen a drop in the number of carbon-intensive products sold since introducing receipts that tell shoppers how environmentally sound their shopping basket is. ...more

Heat records broken all around the world in 2021, says climatologist 10/1/2022

Temperature records were broken at more than 400 weather stations around the world in 2021, according to a climate statistics expert. ...more

‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried 10/1/2022

The high Arctic saw a dramatic rise in lightning in 2021 in what could be one of the most spectacular manifestations of the climate crisis. ...more

Iran says only 12 Asiatic cheetahs left in the country 10/1/2022

Iran is now home to only a dozen Asiatic cheetahs, the deputy environment minister said Sunday, describing the situation for the endangered species as "extremely critical". ...more

Indonesia releases 33 sea turtles after rescue from poachers 10/1/2022

Authorities on the Indonesian tropical island Bali released 33 endangered green sea turtles into the ocean on Saturday in an effort to boost a population threatened by poachers and illegal traders. ...more

EU lawmaker calls for carbon border tax revenues to boost climate finance 7/1/2022

Revenues from the EU’s planned carbon border tax should be used to help the poorest countries decarbonise their polluting industries, a lawmaker leading on the issue has proposed. ...more