Solar rooftops, manufacturing to get boost under draft EU plan 11/5/2022

The European Commission hopes to jumpstart a large-scale rollout of solar energy and rebuild Europe’s solar manufacturing industry, as part of its bid to wean countries off Russian fossil fuels, a draft document seen by Reuters showed. ...more

EU's recyclable waste exports hit new record in 2021, statistics office says 11/5/2022

European Union exports of recyclable raw materials, including waste, scrap and other byproducts, hit a record high of 40.6 million tonnes last year, the bloc's statistics office said on Tuesday. ...more

South Africa says it is still analyzing details of $8.5 billion climate deal with rich nations 11/5/2022

South Africa's government is still analysing details of a $8.5 billion financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help the country shift away from coal, environment minister Barbara Creecy said on Tuesday. ...more

Airlines miss all but one target - report 11/5/2022

UK airlines have missed all climate targets set since 2000 except for one, a new report claims. ...more

Commercial fishing waste causes growing concern 11/5/2022

With 820 million people globally going hungry, the scandal of fish waste is especially shocking. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about 35% of all fish, mollusks and crustaceans taken from the world’s waters never reach a dinner plate. ...more

World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports 10/5/2022

The world faces a 50% chance of warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. ...more

EU plans one-year renewable energy permits for faster green shift 10/5/2022

The European Union executive wants to speed up the bloc's green transition and cut its reliance on Russian fuels by allowing some renewable energy projects to receive permits within a year, a draft document shows. ...more

China's sea levels touched new high in 2021, government study shows 10/5/2022

China's sea levels reached their highest on record last year, swelled by rising water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps, the government said in a report. ...more

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 bln to restore forests, land 10/5/2022

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion for a five-year land restoration programme to bring back forest and increase food production, President Alassanne Ouattara said on Monday at the start of a United Nations conference on desertification. ...more

Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park 10/5/2022

Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe's largest floating solar park in July. ...more