EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks 30/6/2022

EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change on Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs. ...more

Offshore wind industry growth falling short of net zero goals 30/6/2022

The global offshore wind industry had a record year in 2021 in terms of new capacity but is still projected to fall short of the International Energy Agency's net zero goals by 2030, a Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report said on Wednesday. ...more

As prices leap, strict rules needed to stop overfishing 30/6/2022

Stricter rules are essential to protecting fish species as soaring prices add to the pressure for overfishing and other practices that damage the environment, a senior Food and Agriculture Organisation official said on Wednesday. ...more

UK-built Forum satellite will measure greenhouse effect 30/6/2022

A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK. ...more

Nearly a quarter of Earth's seafloor now mapped 30/6/2022

Slowly but surely the proportion of the global ocean floor that's been properly mapped is rising. ...more

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding 29/6/2022

Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. ...more

NATO aims to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, be carbon neutral by 2050 29/6/2022

NATO aims to cut its civilian and military greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday as he announced the first emissions targets for the organisation. ...more

Britain failing to deliver on net zero emissions climate promise – advisers 29/6/2022

Britain’s plans to meet its climate target of net zero emissions by 2050 will not deliver the changes needed to meet the goal, the country’s climate advisers said in a progress report on Wednesday. ...more

Curb deforestation or you won't hit net-zero targets, U.N. group tells firms 29/6/2022

Companies critical to reducing tropical deforestation have no chance of meeting their greenhouse gas emission targets unless they make much faster progress on ending deforestation in their supply chains, a new study found on Wednesday. ...more

Climate tech firm to launch scaled-up plant sucking CO2 from air 29/6/2022

Construction is due to begin on Wednesday on what could become the world's biggest plant to capture carbon dioxide from the air and deposit it underground, the company behind the nascent green technology said. ...more