Initiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets 7/6/2022

A consultation for a global standard to assess companies' claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits launched on Tuesday, seeking to bring transparency to an unregulated market. ...more

China pilots low carbon bonds to help companies become greener 7/6/2022

China is rolling out so-called low carbon transition bonds to help companies become greener, the country's interbank bond market regulator said on Monday, as Beijing strives toward carbon neutrality. ...more

Genetically-engineered trees can capture more carbon 7/6/2022

Could hacking nature lead to a solution to climate change? Living Carbon, a public benefit company, enhances natural solutions in plants to improve carbon capture. ...more

Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns 6/6/2022

The US envoy on climate change John Kerry has warned that the war in Ukraine must not be used as an excuse to prolong global reliance on coal. ...more

South Korean companies to build $1 billion green hydrogen plant in UAE 6/6/2022

Three South Korean companies have signed an agreement to build a $1 billion green hydrogen and ammonia production plant in the United Arab Emirates, their UAE partner said on Friday. ...more

Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, says OECD 6/6/2022

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report. ...more

A 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 is still possible 6/6/2022

Anybody who’s paying attention has probably noticed that lots of choices being made in the world don’t align with the US goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The good news is, a new study says it’s still possible. ...more

Closed landfills could have new life as solar energy sources 6/6/2022

Recent data released by World Resources Institute and the Resource Management Institute (RMI) has found that local governments across the United States harvested significant amounts of energy from solar plants built in closed landfills last year. ...more

EAD's 'Blue Carbon Project' selected among 12 UpLink Ocean Top Innovations 3/6/2022

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced that it's Blue Carbon Environmental and Social Responsibility Project, in collaboration with ENGIE and Distant Imagery, has been selected among the 12 Uplink Ocean Top Innovations. ...more

U.S. EPA restores rights of states, tribes to block polluting projects 3/6/2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday restored the right of states and tribes to block projects on environmental grounds through the federal clean water permitting process, reversing a Trump-era effort to prevent them from doing so. ...more