How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms 1/8/2022

Eyleen Goh runs a farm from the top deck of a car park in Singapore. ...more

Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge 1/8/2022

Single-use plastic bag use in England has fallen by 20% after a 10p charge was brought in last year, the government has said. ...more

UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office 29/7/2022

Sea levels are rising much faster than a century ago, reveals the Met Office's annual look at the UK's climate and weather. ...more

If Brazil legalizes more Amazon mining, it would drive deforestation, study says 29/7/2022

Legalizing mining on indigenous land and other protected areas in Brazil's Amazon rainforest would lead to thousands of square kilometers in new deforestation, according to a study published on Thursday. ...more

U.S. Senate climate deal 'transformative', backers say 29/7/2022

The nearly $370 billion in climate and energy security measures in the budget reconciliation deal U.S. Senate Democrats struck on Wednesday were whittled down from previous versions of the bill, but highly praised by backers of clean energy. ...more

Climate change made Britain’s heatwave at least 10 times more likely, scientists say 29/7/2022

The heatwave which scorched Britain last week was made at least 10 times more likely because of climate change, scientists reported Thursday. ...more

Ireland sets targets to halve greenhouse emissions 29/7/2022

The Irish government on Thursday agreed targets to limit carbon emissions in key sectors of the economy after the leaders of coalition partners the Green Party, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael compromised on a 25% cut for the agricultural sector. ...more

Mosul’s recovery moves towards a circular economy (VIDEO) 29/7/2022

Five years since the end of the ISIL (so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) conflict in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Iraq and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with funding from the Government of Japan, has established a debris recycling centre in Mosul. After its initial use, the centre has now been handed over to Mosul Municipality for its continued, sustainable operation. ...more

Palestinians strive to stop Gaza shore erosion with concrete and rubble 28/7/2022

Authorities in Gaza have ordered giant concrete blocks to be dropped along the shoreline as increasingly heavy seas eat into beaches that provide residents of the densely populated strip with a rare public space for relaxation. ...more

German cabinet earmarks 35.4 bln eur for climate fund for 2023 - Lindner 28/7/2022

The German cabinet has earmarked 35.4 billion euros ($35.90 billion) for expenditure in 2023 by a climate fund it approved last year to speed up the transition towards a green economy, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday. ...more