U.N. agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record 14/12/2021

An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a Siberian town last year during a prolonged heatwave that caused widespread alarm about the intensity of global warming, a U.N. agency confirmed on Tuesday. ...more

Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds 14/12/2021

Microbes in oceans and soils across the globe are evolving to eat plastic, according to a study. ...more

EU urged to rachet up green energy standards for buildings 14/12/2021

The EU executive is under pressure to ratchet up green energy standards for buildings, as it prepares a further batch of legislation to tackle the climate emergency. ...more

Endangered Andean cats found just outside Santiago 14/12/2021

Chilean wildlife conservationists are excited about discovering a new population of Andean cats living close to Santiago. Experts think fewer than 1,400 of the Americas’ most endangered cats are left in the wild. ...more

Solar parks could be used to boost bumblebee numbers, study suggests 13/12/2021

Solar parks could provide habitats for wildlife – and particularly bumblebees – to flourish, if managed in the right way, benefiting farmers and nature, new research suggests. ...more

California is banning food from landfills and turning it into energy instead 13/12/2021

From January 2022, new rules come into effect in California which will require people to recycle their food waste. It will then be composted or turned into renewable energy. ...more

FEMA chief says powerful storms 'new normal' in era of climate change 13/12/2021

Powerful storms like the ones that tore through parts of the central United States this weekend are the "new normal" in an era of climate change, the top federal emergency management official said on Sunday. ...more

Los Angeles builds justice through building decarbonization 13/12/2021

Los Angeles officials announced a new community engagement process to involve the people most affected by climate change in the city’s building decarbonization process. ...more

In Brazil, forest bridge offers hope for threatened golden monkey 13/12/2021

Concerned by a recent drop in population numbers of the threatened golden lion tamarin, conservationists in Rio de Janeiro state have built a bridge across a busy highway to help the monkeys circulate over a wider forested area. ...more

Germany to pass extra budget for more climate funds on Monday - sources 10/12/2021

Germany's new coalition government will pass a supplementary budget on Monday to enable more public investments in the shift towards a greener and more digitalized economy, sources told Reuters on Thursday. ...more