Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers 25/10/2022

The destruction of global forests slowed in 2021 but the vital climate goal of ending deforestation by 2030 will still be missed without urgent action, according to an assessment. ...more

Scientists find common weed to be a “super plant” 25/10/2022

Researchers at Yale University have found that common weed is a super plant that could help develop strong drought-resistant crops. “Portulaca oleracea,” also known as purslane was found to have a unique photosynthesis mechanism that makes it more resilient to drought.  ...more

Australia signs up to global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% 24/10/2022

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce global methane emissions. ...more

Biden 'social cost of carbon' climate risk measure upheld by U.S. appeals court 24/10/2022

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the "social cost of carbon" calculation used by President Joe Biden's administration, which sharply boosts the price tag policy makers will put on the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from that used by former President Donald Trump. ...more

U.S. EPA begins work to set up $27 bln green bank 24/10/2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday began the process of designing a $27 billion green bank that will offer grants to disadvantaged communities around the United States to deploy low- or zero-emissions projects. ...more

Global climate disclosures to cover full gamut of carbon emissions 24/10/2022

Planned new global corporate sustainability disclosures will include the full range of carbon emissions, but with 'relief provisions' on measuring greenhouse gas discharges from a company's suppliers. ...more

EU to back climate compensation talks at U.N. summit - document 24/10/2022

The European Union will support discussion of financial compensation for vulnerable nations bearing the brunt of climate change at next month's U.N. climate summit, a draft document showed, a potential breakthrough for countries pushing for such talks. ...more

New Zealand farmers protest agricultural emissions plan 21/10/2022

New Zealand farmers on Thursday gathered in city and town centres across the country, driving tractors and pickup trucks and carrying signs in protest against the government's plan to tax agricultural emissions. ...more

The top 7 industries that produce the most pollution in 2022 21/10/2022

Five main types of pollution disrupt our planet: air, soil, water, noise and light pollution. Of these, the first three are the most harmful to living beings. In 2021, air pollution contributed to almost 8.7 million deaths worldwide, while 400 million metric tonnes, or over 440 million U.S. tons, of hazardous waste contaminate our soil each year. ...more

Can floating turbines harvest the world's wind? 21/10/2022

Ten miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland, five turbines tower over the North Sea. ...more