Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year – study 10/1/2023

The global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods, a study has estimated. ...more

EAD launches new digital system ‘Eltezam’ 9/1/2023

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD), has recently launched ‘Eltezam’ – a new digital system for environmental inspection and compliance evaluation. This gives EAD’s inspectors the flexibility to evaluate facilities and projects based on actual on-site activities and operations. ...more

Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds 9/1/2023

Half the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to research that finds the scale and impacts of glacial loss are greater than previously thought. At least half of that loss will happen in the next 30 years. ...more

U.S. EPA tightens soot standards for first time in decade 9/1/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will tighten national air quality standards for fine particle pollution emitted from vehicles and industrial sources for the first time since 2012, the agency said on Friday. ...more

New law bans 200,000 high emission vehicles in California 9/1/2023

Estimated 200,000 vehicles including 70,000 big rigs have been banned from California roads starting this week. This follows the final adoption of 2010 a rule banning vehicles that do not comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.  ...more

Germany backs Norwegian plan to capture carbon from cement 9/1/2023

Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck threw his weight behind a Norwegian project to capture carbon emissions and re-use them being carried out by multinational HeidelbergMaterials. ...more

India approves $2.3 billion to develop green hydrogen 6/1/2023

The government has approved $2.3 billion to support production, use and exports of green hydrogen, aiming to make India a global hub for the nascent industry. ...more

'Feels like summer': Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe 6/1/2023

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. ...more

Britain could join Amazon Fund to help Brazil control deforestation - UK minister 6/1/2023

Britain is considering joining the billion-dollar Amazon Fund reopened by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to finance sustainability in the rainforest, British environment minister Therese Coffey said. ...more

US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees 6/1/2023

The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved for use by the US government, raising hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination. ...more