Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding 29/6/2022

Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. ...more

NATO aims to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, be carbon neutral by 2050 29/6/2022

NATO aims to cut its civilian and military greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday as he announced the first emissions targets for the organisation. ...more

Britain failing to deliver on net zero emissions climate promise – advisers 29/6/2022

Britain’s plans to meet its climate target of net zero emissions by 2050 will not deliver the changes needed to meet the goal, the country’s climate advisers said in a progress report on Wednesday. ...more

Curb deforestation or you won't hit net-zero targets, U.N. group tells firms 29/6/2022

Companies critical to reducing tropical deforestation have no chance of meeting their greenhouse gas emission targets unless they make much faster progress on ending deforestation in their supply chains, a new study found on Wednesday. ...more

Climate tech firm to launch scaled-up plant sucking CO2 from air 29/6/2022

Construction is due to begin on Wednesday on what could become the world's biggest plant to capture carbon dioxide from the air and deposit it underground, the company behind the nascent green technology said. ...more

Undergraduate students develop glow-in-the-dark concrete 28/6/2022

In efforts to find solutions to world power problems, students at the America University in Cairo have developed glow-in-the-dark concrete as part of their graduation project. The building material would help cut down on the power used for street lighting and road signage. ...more

More funds, care needed to save world's oceans, says U.N. chief 28/6/2022

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to governments and companies on Monday to join the fight to save the world's dying oceans, by committing more funds to help create a sustainable economic model for managing them. ...more

EU states agree to 40% renewables target by 2030 - Germany 28/6/2022

European Union energy ministers agreed on Monday to increase the share of renewables in the bloc's energy production to 40% by 2030, the German Economy Ministry said. ...more

Germany to support EU plans for 2035 ban on new fossil-fuel cars, says environment minister 28/6/2022

Germany plans to vote in support of a European Union package that would effectively ban the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, said the environment minister on Tuesday. ...more

Paris to charge riders of gasoline-fueled motorbikes for parking 28/6/2022

Riders of gasoline-fueled motorcycles will have to start paying for parking in Paris from September as the French capital aims to reduce noise and pollution, but parking for electric motorcycles remains free, a city hall official said on Monday. ...more