REUTERS EXCLUSIVE U.S.-UAE push for another $4 billion in farming climate change investment 21/2/2022

The United States and the United Arab Emirates are seeking an additional $4 billion of global investment in an initiative launched last year to make agriculture resilient to climate change and reduce its emissions, a U.S. official said on Sunday. ...more

Singapore's carbon tax to rise five-fold in 2024 21/2/2022

Singapore will increase its carbon tax fivefold to S$25 ($18.60) a tonne in 2024, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said, in an attempt to meet its zero-emissions target by around 2050. ...more

U.N. draft resolution shows countries aim to create chemical waste body 21/2/2022

A Swiss-led proposal could form a new intergovernmental panel to study the dangers of chemical waste and pollution, a draft resolution on the agenda of a U.N. environment summit showed. ...more

U.S., Germany clash over role of nuclear energy in green transition 21/2/2022

Germany and the United States clashed on Friday over whether nuclear power should be part of the energy mix as rich countries race to cut emissions to limit the impact of global warming. ...more

U.N. pact may restrict plastic production. Big Oil aims to stop it 21/2/2022

United Nations member states are set to meet this month in Nairobi to draft the blueprint for a global plastics treaty, a deal that could see countries agree for the first time to reduce the amount of single-use plastics they produce and use. ...more

Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China 21/2/2022

Scientists say that a rapid drop in emissions because of Covid played a key role in record rainfall in China in 2020. ...more

UN aviation experts contemplate tougher emissions standards for aircraft 18/2/2022

UN aviation experts are again discussing toughening emissions standards for commercial aircraft, less than six years before a previously agreed clampdown takes effect. ...more

Biggest power plant in coal-reliant Australia to close early 18/2/2022

Australia's largest coal-fired power station will close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator says it is increasingly unable to compete with the "influx of renewables". ...more

U.S. utility unveils plan to supply Los Angeles with green hydrogen 18/2/2022

Southern California Gas Co, the largest U.S. gas utility, on Thursday unveiled a major proposal to deliver hydrogen produced by wind and solar energy to the Los Angeles area to help wean transportation, manufacturing and electricity sectors off of fossil fuels. ...more

France should start mining lithium at home, minister says 18/2/2022

France should start exploiting its own lithium resources to meet increased demand stemming from a shift away from fossil fuels, Barbara Pompili, the country's environment minister, said in a video interview published on Thursday by business daily Les Echos. ...more