Insurers are essential to rolling out the climate tech needed for industries to decarbonise, finds Geneva Association report 10/4/2024

As the world races to meet global climate targets, industries worldwide are under increasing pressure to adopt new technologies and processes to expedite their decarbonisation efforts. To cap global warming at 1.5°C, heavy industries like steel, aluminium and aviation, responsible for over 30% of global carbon emissions, need to deploy climate technologies on a wide scale. ...more

Record floods in Russia's Urals triggered by melting snow 9/4/2024

Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point. ...more

Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says 9/4/2024

Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said on Monday. ...more

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit 9/4/2024

The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. ...more

Study reveals wearing a pair of jeans just once is the equivalent to driving a car for 6.4 miles 9/4/2024

They might be an essential piece of everyday clothing, but scientists now say that even a simple pair of jeans could be bad for the environment.  ...more

Rare Javan Rhino Calf Spotted in Indonesia 9/4/2024

A new Javan rhinoceros calf has been spotted at an Indonesian national park, giving hope for the conservation of one of the world's most endangered mammals, Agence France Presse reported Sunday. ...more

Policy push for carbon removal credits lures finance, aviation 8/4/2024

Demand for credits reflecting the engineered removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is expected by some to surge as market-friendly incentives lure buyers from sectors as diverse as technology and finance, chemicals and aviation. ...more

New Zealand announces 'independent review' of 2050 methane targets 8/4/2024

New Zealand's government on Saturday said an independent panel of experts would review the country's methane targets, with the aim of guiding domestic climate change goals for 2050. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: Biden administration's initial SAF subsidy model to raise climate hurdle for ethanol 8/4/2024

The Biden administration will release a preliminary climate model for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program in the coming weeks that is more restrictive than what the corn-based ethanol industry had expected, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ...more

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases 8/4/2024

The levels of the three most important heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached new record highs again last year, US scientists have confirmed, underlining the escalating challenge posed by the climate crisis. ...more