China needs $17 trillion in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says 13/10/2022

China needs up to $17 trillion in additional investments for green infrastructure and technology in the power and transport sectors to reach net-zero emissions by 2060, a new World Bank report on China's climate and development challenges found. ...more

Third of emissions cuts must come from behaviour changes, say Lords 13/10/2022

A third of the UK’s emissions reductions must come from people’s behaviour changing, a House of Lords committee has said. ...more

World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants 12/10/2022

The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including decommissioning coal-fired power plants. ...more

War has inflicted €36bn damage on Ukraine's environment: Minister 12/10/2022

Not only has the war in Ukraine cost lives, but Russia's invasion has also significantly damaged the environment, according to the Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection.  ...more

New Zealand farmers to face livestock emissions charges under new plan 12/10/2022

The New Zealand government on Tuesday confirmed plans to price agricultural long-lived gases and biogenic methane that mainly comes from cow and sheep burps separately, in a plan that farm groups have raised concerns about. ...more

Britons urged to help monitor state of rivers, streams and canals 12/10/2022

The public are being asked to take part in the first national water watch to survey rivers, streams and canals as part of a monitoring project. ...more

Explosion in frog numbers after mass pond digging 12/10/2022

Switzerland has reversed the decline of more than half of endangered frogs, toads and newts in one region, research finds. ...more

Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi conducts UAE’s largest ever youth survey on climate change 11/10/2022

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced that it is conducting the UAE’s largest ever youth survey on climate change ahead of its participation in COP27. ...more

Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms 11/10/2022

Ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can reveal. ...more

Greek renewables fully cover power demand for first time on record 11/10/2022

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electricity system, its independent power transmission operator IPTO said. ...more