Are Germany's new climate plans realistic? 8/12/2021

The German government, to be sworn in on Wednesday, has presented plans to step up climate protection efforts entailing far-reaching reforms for the utility sector and across manufacturing industries, buildings, transport and agriculture. ...more

EU paves way for cheaper internet, bicycles, solar panels 8/12/2021

European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to change EU rules so that they can cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services linked to fighting climate change, health protection and making the EU more ready for the digital age. ...more

Florida to feed starving manatees in rare conservation move 8/12/2021

Starving manatees will soon be fed by hand in Florida, a rare wildfire intervention to save the marine mammals whose natural food is vanishing from the effects of pollution, state officials told Reuters. ...more

Coral reef collapse could be coming to the Indian Ocean 8/12/2021

Indian Ocean coral reefs are in danger of collapsing within the next 50 years, according to a new study. From Seychelles to South Africa, reef systems could face functional extinction, threatening the lives and livelihoods of marine and terrestrial animals — including humans. ...more

Most city-dwelling Europeans face damaging air pollution - EEA 7/12/2021

The majority of people in European cities live among health-damaging levels of air pollution, despite improvements over the last two decades and a lockdown-induced decrease last year, the European Environment Agency said on Tuesday. ...more

Australians to create 'black box' to hold world accountable for climate crisis 7/12/2021

Australian scientists and artists are looking to hold the world accountable for the Earth's future by creating an "indestructible" storage device to record humanity's handling of the climate change crisis. ...more

Oscar winners assemble for climate warning comedy 'Don't Look Up' 7/12/2021

Director Adam McKay has assembled an all-star cast brimming with Oscar winners to give a humorous warning about climate change in new movie "Don't Look Up". ...more

From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year 7/12/2021

Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia, the United States and Turkey this year, as climate change fanned unusually intense blazes, the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said on Monday. ...more

Methane leak data and campaign to cut emissions 7/12/2021

Ten major oil companies will now be required to disclose more methane emissions data from the Permian Basin. ...more

Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat 6/12/2021

Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in an area of the open ocean dubbed "the Great Pacific Garbage Patch". ...more