Tumble dryers found to be a leading source of microfibre air pollution 13/1/2022

A single tumble dryer could be responsible for releasing 120m micro plastic fibres into the air each year, a study has found. ...more

Coal to make up 85% of total U.S. power capacity to be retired in 2022 - EIA 12/1/2022

Coal-fired plants will account for about 85% of total U.S. power capacity scheduled for retirement this year with natural gas and renewables taking a greater share of the supply, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday. ...more

Germany must cut energy use by 20-25% to hit 2030 goals 12/1/2022

Germany faces a gigantic task to achieve the climate protection goals it has set itself, Climate Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday, unveiling a report that showed it would have to cut its energy use by up to a quarter in the next eight years. ...more

Climate-fueled permafrost thaw threatens up to half of Arctic infrastructure -report 12/1/2022

Thawing permafrost could put as much as 50 percent of Arctic infrastructure at high risk of damage by 2050, requiring tens of billions of dollars in maintenance and repairs, scientists warned on Tuesday. ...more

England Environment Agency tells people to ignore pollution 12/1/2022

England’s Environment Agency doesn’t have enough money to investigate low-impact pollution incidents. So it’s decided to ignore them. ...more

Maersk moves net zero target forward by a decade to 2040 12/1/2022

Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday it now targets net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040, a decade earlier than a 2050 target it announced in 2018. ...more

EU delays deadline on green investment rules for nuclear and gas 11/1/2022

The European Commission said on Monday it has delayed to later this month the deadline for experts to give feedback on divisive plans to allow some natural gas and nuclear energy projects to be labelled as sustainable investments. ...more

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped 6.2% in 2021-report 11/1/2022

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released on Monday. ...more

Veg diet plus re-wilding gives 'double climate dividend' 11/1/2022

One hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide could be removed from the air by the end of the century through veggie diets plus re-wilding farmland. ...more

Natural disasters cost insurers $120 billion in 2021, Munich Re says 11/1/2022

Marked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in the United States, 2021 proved the second-most costly year on record for the world's insurers, Munich Re said on Monday, warning that extreme weather was more likely with climate change. ...more