Satellites detect California cow burps, a major methane source, from space 4/5/2022

Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot, marking the first time emissions from livestock - a major component of agricultural methane - could be measured from space. ...more

BNP Paribas pledges no new loans for oil drilling in Amazon rainforest 4/5/2022

France's BNP Paribas pledged on Tuesday to end most new financing for oil production in the Amazon rainforest and said it would reduce its "financed emissions intensity" in the energy and auto sectors. ...more

Augmented reality exhibit in New York looks at impact of climate change 4/5/2022

'Arcadia Earth' is an immersive environmental art exhibit in New York City that uses augmented reality to spread awareness about the impact of climate change, said the museum's founder, Valentino Vettori. ...more

Climate Change May Increase Risk of New Infectious Diseases 29/4/2022

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study. ...more

Vast forest losses in 2021 imperil global climate targets, report says 29/4/2022

The world lost an area of forest the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming last year, as wildfires in Russia set all-time records and Brazilian deforestation of the Amazon remains high, a global forest monitoring project report said on Thursday. ...more

California AG subpoenas Exxon for details on role in global plastic pollution 29/4/2022

California's attorney general announced on Thursday he issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil for information on its role in causing the global plastic waste crisis. ...more

Twitter is fighting against climate change misinformation 29/4/2022

Twitter announced through a World Earth Day post on their blog last Friday that it will no longer allow advertisements that go against the scientific consensus on climate change. Advertisers that use scientific language on the platform must conform with the current agreed-upon language by scientific bodies. In the process, all climate change deniers will no longer be able to advertise on the platform. ...more

American Express issues a green and social development bond 29/4/2022

American Express Co., the country’s leading small business cards provider launched its first-ever environmental and social initiatives bond. The bond will test whether there are potential investors interested in investing in the future of the environment and social affairs.  ...more

Climate change putting 4% of global GDP at risk, new study estimates 28/4/2022

Climate change could see 4% of global annual economic output lost by 2050 and hit many poorer parts of the world disproportionately hard, a new study of 135 countries has estimated. ...more

Lacking filters, U.S. cars set to emit a septillion more particles - research 28/4/2022

A regulatory gap allows automakers like Ford and BMW to make U.S. cars that emit more ultrafine particles that harm human health than equivalent models sold in Europe and other markets, according to new research. ...more