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

IKEA says shrinks climate footprint with help from new light bulbs 16/2/2023

IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, said on Wednesday its annual carbon emissions fell 5% in the last fiscal year following efforts to boost renewable energy use and make its products more energy efficient. ...more

UAE's COP28 president-designate says world needs climate 'course correction' 15/2/2023

The United Arab Emirates climate envoy and designated president of the COP28 climate summit said on Tuesday the world needed a "course correction" to limit global warming, adding that he would lay out an inclusive and innovative roadmap. ...more

Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns 15/2/2023

An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN secretary general has warned. ...more

EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fuel cars 15/2/2023

The European Parliament on Tuesday formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change. ...more

New IRENA Report Highlights Evolving Role of Hydropower 15/2/2023

The majority of hydropower assets, built several decades ago, need to be upgraded according to the report. ...more