Biden set to announce executive measures on climate - White House 20/7/2022

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce new federal measures aimed at the climate crisis on Wednesday during a trip to Massachusetts, but will stop short of declaring a climate emergency, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. ...more

Wildfires in Spain, Morocco produce record-breaking carbon emissions 20/7/2022

Wildfires in Spain and Morocco have produced more carbon emissions in June and July this year than in the same period of any year since 2003, the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said. ...more

Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe 20/7/2022

Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. ...more

Satellites will act as thermometers in the sky 20/7/2022

It's one of the "hottest" tickets in the UK's space start-up scene today. ...more

Australian animals at dire risk as environment deteriorates 20/7/2022

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly environmental report card released by the government on Tuesday said. ...more

Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief 19/7/2022

Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the world scramble to protect people from the impacts of extreme heat. ...more

U.S. Senate Democrats urge Biden to declare climate emergency 19/7/2022

Two U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to declare a climate emergency and use the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems including solar panels. ...more

EU to buy forest firefighting planes as climate crises intensify 19/7/2022

The European Union is in talks with manufacturers to buy firefighting planes to battle the increased risk of severe wildfires like those raging in Southern Europe, the bloc's head of crisis management told Reuters. ...more

Britain could see hottest temperature on record this week 19/7/2022

Britain was braced for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time this week, with ministers urging the public to stay at home as the heatwave caused train services to be cancelled, one London airport to shut its runway and some schools to close. ...more

Climate change extreme weather costs Germany billions annually 19/7/2022

Extreme heat, drought and floods caused by climate change cost Germany at least 6.6 billion euros ($6.69 billion) in damages annually on average in the past two decades, a study showed on Monday, with some severe episodes pushing losses into the tens of billions. ...more