Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi conducts UAE’s largest ever youth survey on climate change 11/10/2022

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced that it is conducting the UAE’s largest ever youth survey on climate change ahead of its participation in COP27. ...more

Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms 11/10/2022

Ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can reveal. ...more

Greek renewables fully cover power demand for first time on record 11/10/2022

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electricity system, its independent power transmission operator IPTO said. ...more

London Stock Exchange sets listing rules for carbon cutters 11/10/2022

The London Stock Exchange has become the first major bourse to set listing rules for companies that finance carbon reduction projects, as part of efforts to grow the market and make it more transparent, its chief executive told Reuters. ...more

Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts 11/10/2022

Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said. ...more

UN nations reach long-term aviation climate goal 10/10/2022

A United Nations body agreed on Friday to a long-term aspirational goal for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, despite challenges from China and other countries aligned largely with airlines amid pressure to curb air pollution. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits September record as fires spike 10/10/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest affected the largest area for a September since current records began, government data from last month showed on Friday, as fires in the region surged to their highest level in more than a decade. ...more

World Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects since Paris deal’ 10/10/2022

The World Bank has provided nearly $15bn of finance directly to fossil fuel projects since the Paris agreement was signed in 2015, and is likely to have spurred far greater investment indirectly, new research has found. ...more

Solar power breaks the world record with “miracle material” 10/10/2022

For the first time, researchers have developed a solar cell that has passed the 30% efficiency barrier. The team of researchers from various universities and institutes in the Netherlands achieved this fate by combining silicon solar cells with perovskite.  ...more

Gray whale numbers along North America's west coast down nearly 40% since 2016 10/10/2022

The number of gray whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40% from a 2016 peak, and the population produced its fewest calves on record this year, according to U.S. research released on Friday. ...more