EXCLUSIVE Global investors write to U.N. to urge global plan on farming emissions 10/6/2022

Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable and curb one of the biggest sources of climate-damaging emissions, a letter seen by Reuters showed. ...more

Development banks eye $50 bln for climate spending, U.S. officials say 10/6/2022

Four development banks will jointly facilitate up to $50 billion over the next five years to back climate goals in the Americas, U.S. officials said, as President Joe Biden is set to pitch clean energy plans at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. ...more

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow 10/6/2022

Scientists have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. ...more

Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study 10/6/2022

Climate policy is being dragged into the culture wars with misinformation and junk science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of individuals and groups, according to a study. ...more

‘Fantastic giant tortoise’ species thought extinct for 100 years found alive 10/6/2022

A rare Galápagos species, the “fantastic giant tortoise”, long thought extinct, has been officially identified for the first time in more than a century in what scientists called a “big deal” for the famed islands’ embattled biodiversity. ...more

Ukraine war prompts fossil fuel 'gold rush' - report 9/6/2022

The world is witnessing a "gold rush" for new fossil fuel projects, according to a new report by leading climate change researchers. ...more

New Zealand to price sheep and cow burps to cut greenhouse gases 9/6/2022

New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle one of the country's biggest sources of greenhouse gases, belching sheep and cattle. ...more

U.S. to phase out single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032 9/6/2022

The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out single-use plastic products on public lands by 2032, including in national parks, in a move aimed at tackling a major source of U.S. plastic waste as recycling efforts falter. ...more

H&M, Lululemon back $250 million Fashion Climate Fund to decarbonise supply chain 9/6/2022

Lululemon Athletica Inc and H&M Group are among backers of a $250 million fund aiming to speed up efforts to cut carbon emissions in the fashion industry's supply chain, non-profit group Apparel Impact Institute said on Wednesday. ...more

IRENA and RCREEE Strengthen Energy Transition Collaboration in MENA Region 9/6/2022

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) agreed to strengthen their collaboration on scaling-up renewable energy deployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. ...more