Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage 20/9/2022

The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance – potentially including new taxes on fossil fuels or flying – for the irrecoverable losses they are suffering from the climate crisis, leaked documents show. ...more

One-third of China's land protected under ecological 'red line' scheme 20/9/2022

Nearly a third of China’s land is now off-limits to development under a scheme known as the “ecological protection red line”, a senior official said at a news briefing on Monday, bringing the country in accord with global biodiversity targets. ...more

Greenpeace takes legal action over EU's 'green' label for gas and nuclear 20/9/2022

Greenpeace and other environmental campaigners have launched legal challenges against the European Commission over its decision to include natural gas and nuclear energy in the EU's list of "green" investments. ...more

U.S. climate envoy Kerry calls on African nations to help curb emissions 19/9/2022

African nations must help combat climate change and halt a rise in temperatures that is hitting crop yields and causing flooding and drought in the region, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told a conference in Senegal's capital on Thursday. ...more

Switzerland rejigs plan toward CO2 goal after voter rebuff 19/9/2022

Switzerland on Friday launched revised proposals aimed at meeting its target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 after voters last year narrowly rejected its first attempt as too burdensome. ...more

Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining, study says 19/9/2022

Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows. ...more

NY Public Service Commission initiates act to decarbonise buildings 19/9/2022

Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday that the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) has begun to enact a Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act in an effort to decarbonise buildings across the state. ...more

Modi introduces imported cheetahs to India on his birthday 19/9/2022

Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists. ...more

New ESG Intelligence Report Charts Growing Role of Sustainable Finance in the GULF 19/9/2022

Oxford Business Group and National Bank of Kuwait team up for latest research tool on sustainable banking ...more

ASEAN Can Cover Two-Thirds of Energy Demand with Renewables 16/9/2022

Southeast Asia can save energy costs of up to USD 160 billion; addressing energy security and climate risks through energy transition, says IRENA. ...more