Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says 12/4/2024

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE. ...more

Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Massira reservoir is shrinking 11/4/2024

Morocco's second-largest reservoir that serves some of its major cities and has been central to farm irrigation is drying up, according to satellite images analysed by the BBC. ...more

US sets first standard to curb 'forever chemicals' from drinking water 11/4/2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever drinking water standard to protect people against toxic "forever chemicals" found in many household and everyday items, and offered $1 billion to states for public water system testing, the agency's first major move to curb the cancer-causing chemicals. ...more

World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations 11/4/2024

The world’s biggest economies have continued to finance the expansion of fossil fuels in poor countries to the tune of billions of dollars, despite their commitments on the climate. ...more

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis 11/4/2024

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. ...more

Colombia Amazon deforestation forecast down 25% to 35% last year, ministry says 11/4/2024

Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon region is forecast to have declined by 25% to 35% in 2023, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Monday, while warning that evidence shows that destruction has increased so far in 2024. ...more

Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court 10/4/2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. ...more

March marks yet another record in global heat 10/4/2024

The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday. ...more

Boom times for US green energy as federal cash flows in 10/4/2024

In February US company LanzaJet, which produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from ethanol, announced that it intended to build a second, larger plant on US soil. ...more

Massive investment is needed in sustainable infrastructure to build climate change resilience 10/4/2024

Record global temperatures around 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages led to more heatwaves and floods, longer wildfire seasons and widespread droughts in 2023. A new OECD report details the growing pressure of such climatic events on infrastructure in all sectors, from electricity, communication and transport networks to water and waste treatment, with developing countries often particularly hard hit. ...more