Global biodiversity deal to halt nature loss stalls in Nairobi 27/6/2022

Efforts to draft an ambitious global agreement on halting nature loss ended Sunday with little progress made in the Nairobi negotiations, leaving limited time for brokering a biodiversity pact this year. ...more

EU ministers seek deals on climate laws as economy woes test green pledges 27/6/2022

Ministers from European Union countries will meet this week to attempt to agree joint plans to fight climate change, with some diplomats saying countries under economic pressure might water down some of the most ambitious targets proposed by Brussels. ...more

G7 leaders debate fossil fuel investments amid energy crisis -sources 27/6/2022

Some of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies are pushing for an acknowledgement of the need for new financing for fossil energies investments, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, as European states scramble to diversify supplies. ...more

Schiphol flights to be limited to 11% below 2019 levels to cut noise, emissions 27/6/2022

Flights from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will be limited to 440,000 a year, 11% less than in 2019, to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday, drawing praise from green groups but dismay from airlines bosses. ...more

Cuba zookeepers celebrate birth of rare baby white rhino 27/6/2022

The zookeepers at Cuba's National Zoo are especially proud of Ale, a pudgy, gray-brown baby white rhinoceros born earlier this month on the outskirts of capital Havana. ...more

UAE: 4,000 coral polyps planted off Fujairah coast to regenerate marine ecosystem 24/6/2022

Emirates Draw recently celebrated a new milestone in its ‘Coral Reef Restoration Programme’ with the planting of over 4,000 coral polyps across various sites. ...more

UN rights body expert says he will fight for climate refugees 24/6/2022

A newly appointed U.N. expert on climate change and human rights said he will fight for legal protection for people driven across international borders by extreme weather, drought and rising sea levels, he said on Thursday. ...more

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials 24/6/2022

African nations rich in energy but otherwise underdeveloped must secure a right to growth and power at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt in November, senior officials from across the continent said this week. ...more

Aramco-backed start up Amogy races to develop ammonia as a fuel 24/6/2022

South Korea's SK Innovation has led the latest $46 million funding round for climate tech start-up Amogy, which aims to accelerate the shift to zero-emissions fuels for heavy industries such as shipping, its chief executive told Reuters. ...more

Scientists unveil bionic robo-fish to remove microplastics from seas 24/6/2022

Scientists have designed a tiny robot-fish that is programmed to remove microplastics from seas and oceans by swimming around and adsorbing them on its soft, flexible, self-healing body. ...more