EU's green gas and nuclear investment rules head for final vote 5/7/2022

The EU's plan to label investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly faces a final vote on Wednesday when European lawmakers decide whether to accept or reject proposals that have divided governments and investors. ...more

Rising temperatures reawakening 'placid' Alpine glaciers 5/7/2022

Glaciers in Europe's Alps are becoming more unstable and dangerous as rising temperatures linked to climate change are reawakening what were long seen as dormant, almost fossilised sheets of ice. ...more

Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study 5/7/2022

Methane is four times more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, a new study shows. The result helps to explain the rapid growth in methane in recent years and suggests that, if left unchecked, methane related warming will escalate in the decades to come. ...more

'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem 5/7/2022

Finnish researchers have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store green power for months at a time. ...more

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique 5/7/2022

Over four decades after they became extinct locally, rhinos are roaming again the wilds of Mozambique, which is bringing the endangered species from South Africa in efforts to breathe new life into its parks and boost local tourism. ...more

As U.N. Ocean Conference ends, environmental groups press world leaders 4/7/2022

Environmental groups on Friday urged world leaders to keep promises they made at the U.N. Ocean Conference in Lisbon this week, to do everything in their power to save the world's seas. ...more

Lawmakers threaten to sue EU if it labels gas investments as 'green' 4/7/2022

Some members of the European Parliament intend to take legal action against the European Commission if its plan to label gas and nuclear energy investments as climate-friendly becomes law, according to a lead lawmaker on EU green finance rules. ...more

India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution 4/7/2022

India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from straws to cigarette packets to combat worsening pollution in country whose streets are strewn with waste. ...more

Warnings on air pollution need to be directed towards polluters – study 4/7/2022

Summer is here and so is the risk of summertime smog. ...more

Electric cars sold in UK passes half a million despite supply chain issues 4/7/2022

The number of electric cars sold in the UK has surpassed half a million, according to analysis that underlines the rapid growth in demand despite supply chain problems caused by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...more