EU countries support plan for world-first carbon border tariff 16/3/2022

European Union countries on Tuesday backed the bloc’s plan to impose a world-first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods, although the finer details will need to be worked out in upcoming negotiations. ...more

Air pollution linked to higher risk of autoimmune diseases 16/3/2022

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of autoimmune disease, research has found. ...more

Colombia's Duque opens gene bank for long-term crop conservation 16/3/2022

Colombia's President Ivan Duque on Tuesday inaugurated the world's largest genetic library for beans, cassava and tropical forages for feeding livestock, which will provide long-term crop conservation and could help shock-proof global food systems. ...more

Denmark takes first steps towards green hydrogen economy 16/3/2022

Denmark on Tuesday pledged to build up to six gigawatts (GW) of electrolysis capacity to convert renewable power into green hydrogen as it looks to wean itself off fossil fuels and boost its energy security. ...more

World turns to cloud seeding amid drought and climate change 16/3/2022

Global leaders are turning to weather modification to make up for shortages caused by climate change. In the past two years, several western U.S. states have begun cloud seeding. ...more

Final talks on U.N. biodiversity pact open in shadow of Ukraine 15/3/2022

Hundreds of negotiators arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday for final U.N. talks on an ambitious pact that aims to halt and reverse the loss of habitats for endangered species ahead of a summit in China later this year. ...more

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE Germany's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021 - environment agency 15/3/2022

Germany's greenhouse gas emissions rose by just under 5% last year compared with 2020, the federal environment agency UBA said in its annual report seen by Reuters on Monday, as Europe's largest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. ...more

Swedish wind power generation to rise 70% by 2024 - agency 15/3/2022

Wind power generation in Sweden is expected to increase by some 70% by 2024 compared with last year's level amid a boom in capacity additions, the Swedish Energy Agency said in an analysis published on Monday. ...more

Shell directors may face lawsuit over climate transition plans 15/3/2022

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell over the company's climate transition plan, in what they said would be the first such case of its kind. ...more

Plants that aren’t useful to humans face faster extinction 15/3/2022

Plants that people do not need will be pushed to extinction, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, found that plants rarely used by humans are being pushed to extinction faster than those used often. This situation threatens biodiversity. ...more