Analysis: Ukraine crisis could boost ballooning fossil fuel subsidies 8/3/2022

Sky-high oil prices resulting from a potential Russian oil import ban could force governments to pour more cash into fossil fuel subsidies to shield consumers from rising energy bills, rather than use the money to fight climate change. ...more

Malaysian firm launches first online market for sustainable palm oil 8/3/2022

Malaysian tech firm DiBiz launched the world’s first online marketplace for sustainable palm oil on Tuesday to encourage sales of products certified as environmentally compliant as buyers have avoided the more expensive goods. ...more

Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say 8/3/2022

The Amazon rainforest is moving towards a "tipping point" where trees may die off on mass, say researchers. ...more

US beef industry emerges from Biden’s climate pledges ‘relatively unscathed’ 8/3/2022

The US beef industry has escaped “relatively unscathed” from Joe Biden’s attempts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to leaders at the industry’s recent CattleCon convention. ...more

U.S. EPA proposing rules to cut emissions from heavy trucks 8/3/2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said it was proposing new rules to cut smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions from heavy duty vehicles. ...more

Analysis: Big Oil's plastic boom threatens U.N.'s 'historic' pollution pact 7/3/2022

When the United Nations agreed a landmark deal to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty this week, every party was quick to claim a victory, from industry lobbyists to environmental activists. That could spell trouble. ...more

Analysis: Russian attacks spur debate about nuclear power as climate fix 7/3/2022

Russia’s takeover of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur companies and policymakers to be more careful in plans to build reactors to fight climate change, nuclear safety experts said on Friday. ...more

China vows new incentives to cut pollution, CO2, but says 'stability' paramount 7/3/2022

China will introduce new incentives to cut pollution and carbon emissions this year, but flexibility and stability remain the country's top priorities as economic pressures mount, the government said in documents published on Saturday. ...more

Coal India aims to be net-zero carbon emitter in three or four years 7/3/2022

State-run Coal India, the world's largest miner of the fuel by output, plans to become a net-zero carbon emitter in three to four years, its chairman, Pramod Agrawal, said on Monday. ...more

Agribusiness giants tried to thwart EU deforestation plan after Cop26 pledge 7/3/2022

Five of the world’s biggest agribusiness firms sought to weaken a draft EU law banning food imports linked to deforestation, eight days after pledging to accelerate their forest protection efforts at Cop26, documents seen by the Guardian show. ...more