UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week 26/2/2025

Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050. ...more

Countries make fresh attempt at $200 billion nature finance deal 25/2/2025

Countries gather in Rome this week for a second crack at figuring out how to generate $200 billion a year to help preserve the world's biodiversity - and give a shot in the arm to global cooperation as the United States draws back. ...more

EU to make most companies exempt from carbon border levy, draft shows 25/2/2025

The European Commission will propose exemptions for "the vast majority" of companies covered by the European Union's carbon border levy on the grounds that they produce only 1% of emissions in the scheme, a draft proposal showed. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuels 25/2/2025

BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings, two sources told Reuters. ...more

Retired hens revitalise Cyprus olive groves 25/2/2025

Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds of retired hens to fertilize olive groves in a pilot project they say boosts yields, counters disease, and helps to manage food waste. ...more

Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows 25/2/2025

Antioxidants that give fruits and flowers their vibrant colors seem to counteract some of the most dangerous reproductive system effects of exposure to microplastics, such as decreased fertility, and could ultimately be used in developing treatments, new peer-reviewed research shows. ...more

Could alternative proteins take a bite out of the UAE's meat consumption? 24/2/2025

New study finds that more than 20 per cent of Emirati consumers would consider making a change that could benefit their health - and the environment ...more

Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit 24/2/2025

The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global assessment of climate change, by the U.N.'s climate science panel, after the U.S. administration withdrew from the process. ...more

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say 24/2/2025

The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part of its broader withdrawal from climate change mitigation efforts and multilateral cooperation. ...more

Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024, minister says 24/2/2025

Deforestation in Colombia rose 35% in 2024 from a 23-year low the previous year, fueled by an uptick in the Amazon region, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Thursday. ...more