Australia bans coal mine to protect Barrier Reef 5/8/2022

Australia’s new government announced on Thursday it plans to prevent development of a coal mine due to the potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef. ...more

China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average 5/8/2022

China's average ground temperatures have risen much more quickly than the global average over the past 70 years and will remain "significantly higher" in the future as the challenges of climate change mount, a government official said. ...more

India approves new emissions targets to tackle climate change 5/8/2022

India, the world's third largest carbon polluter, has finally approved new targets for slashing planet-warming emissions, more than a year after a United Nations deadline for updated commitments. ...more

Heatwave in Paris exposes city's lack of trees 5/8/2022

As a third heatwave baked France this week, the heat radiating off the asphalt outside the Garnier Opera house in Paris hit 56 degrees Celsius on urban planning expert Tangui Le Dantec's thermometer. Shade was non-existent with barely a tree in sight. ...more

U.N. chief urges tax on 'grotesque greed' of oil, gas companies 4/8/2022

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the “grotesque greed” of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged governments globally to “tax these excessive profits” to support the most vulnerable people. ...more

Fiji, moving villages inundated by rising seas, wants big emitters to pay 4/8/2022

Boats moor next to living rooms on Fiji's Serua Island, where water breaches the seawall at high tide, flooding into the village. Planks of wood stretch between some homes, forming a makeshift walkway as saltwater inundates gardens. ...more

Shipping prices rise as Rhine water in Germany falls again, vessels part loaded 4/8/2022

Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany fell again in hot, dry weather this week and cargo vessels are sailing with reduced loads with transport prices rising, vessel brokers and commodity traders said on Wednesday. ...more

Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish 4/8/2022

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbish. ...more

Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery 4/8/2022

Marine scientists monitoring the Great Barrier Reef say they have recorded the highest levels of coral cover in 36 years in the north and central areas, but warned any recovery could be quickly overturned by global heating. ...more

EU approves 3-billion-euro German green heating scheme 3/8/2022

The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved the German government's 3-billion-euro scheme to support renewable energy and waste heat-based district heating programmes, which it said would help Germany and the EU achieve their climate change targets. ...more