Egypt: About 90 heads of state confirmed for COP27 climate summit 5/10/2022

About 90 heads of state have confirmed attendance at November's COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt where they will address issues including energy transition and food security at opening sessions, a senior Egyptian official said on Monday. ...more

Lack of funding in focus as Congo hosts pre-COP27 climate talks 5/10/2022

High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis. ...more

Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species 5/10/2022

Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species found nowhere else in the world, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Tuesday. ...more

Germany's biggest power producer RWE to phase out coal by 2030 5/10/2022

Germany’s largest power producer RWE said on Tuesday it is bringing forward its coal phase-out by eight years and is ready to end lignite-based electricity generation in 2030 as part of a deal reached with the government. ...more

Nestle revamps coffee sustainability plan as climate challenges mount 5/10/2022

Food giant Nestle pledged on Tuesday to spend over 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.01 billion) by 2030 on efforts to source coffee sustainably, more than double its previous pledge, as challenges linked to climate change pose particular risks for the bean. ...more

Reducing Energy Waste Key to Meeting Climate Goals 4/10/2022

Embracing decentralised power grids may be the way forward in building out renewable energy capacity to reach global climate goals, the CEO of investment firm Sustainable Development Capital said on Monday. ...more

Solar mini grids could power half a billion people by 2030: World Bank 4/10/2022

Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution to close the energy access gap by 2030. But to realize the full potential of solar mini grids, governments and industry must work together to systemically identify mini grid opportunities, continue to drive costs down, and overcome barriers to financing, says a new World Bank report. ...more

World Bank criticised over climate crisis spending 4/10/2022

The World Bank has come under fire for failing to show that its claimed spending on the climate crisis is real, in a report suggesting up to 40% of its reported climate-related spending is impossible to account for. ...more

Scientists find link between land tenure and deforestation rates 4/10/2022

Researchers from the German Center of Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University have identified crucial links between land tenure and tropical deforestation in Brazil. ...more

Fish species extinct for 100 years is brought back to life 4/10/2022

The Greenback cutthroat trout, which was considered extinct for over 100 years, has been brought back to Colorado. The fish species was thought to be extinct in the 1930s, due to overfishing and mining pollution among other causes. According to Biologists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the trout species are naturally reproducing again. ...more