Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025 16/12/2022

All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new regulation passed by the Japanese capital's local assembly on Thursday. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savanna hits seven-year high 16/12/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savanna rose to a seven-year high, government data showed on Wednesday, destroying a vital habitat for threatened species and releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases that drive climate change. ...more

Global sustainability rules body steps up focus on biodiversity 16/12/2022

The head of a body setting a global standard for corporate sustainability disclosures said it expects to weave in guidance for more transparency on biodiversity immediately after publishing climate rules next year. ...more

More snow and rain is falling in the Arctic 16/12/2022

For a long time scientists could identify no trends in the amount of snow, rain and freezing rain across the region, but that's now changed. ...more

UNEP Names EAD's Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Preservation and Rehabilitation Programmes Among its Top Ten Global Initiatives 15/12/2022

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) named EAD-led programmes in Abu Dhabi among the top ten list of global initiatives to restore and rehabilitate coastal marine ecosystems. ...more

At COP15 summit, U.N. announces nature restoration priorities through 2030 15/12/2022

The United Nations on Tuesday announced its top priorities for restoring ecosystems from South America's Atlantic Forest to the Ganges River in India. ...more

Climate Asset Management raises $650 mln to invest in nature projects 15/12/2022

Climate Asset Management, the specialist "natural capital" investment manager formed by HSBC Asset Management and climate change advisory firm Pollination Group, said it has raised $650 million for projects which aim to protect the environment. ...more

Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023 -study 15/12/2022

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). ...more

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space 15/12/2022

A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. ...more

Explainer: Could fusion energy help fight climate change? 14/12/2022

U.S. scientists announced a breakthrough on fusion energy on Tuesday, potentially a step toward one day harnessing the process that fires the sun to generate carbon-free electricity as the world struggles with climate change. ...more