U.S. appeals court restores Biden climate risk measure for now 17/3/2022

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Biden administration to continue, at least temporarily, using Obama-era values for calculating climate change costs in government decisions. ...more

Fate of oceans depends on sewage and waste control, experts and diplomats warn 17/3/2022

The world's oceans are suffocating form a lack of oxygen caused by global warming and human pollution from sewage and industrial waste, and we are running out of time to fix the problem, experts and diplomats warned on Wednesday. ...more

Britain's HSBC firms up climate pledge after activist pressure 17/3/2022

Britain's HSBC toughened its climate commitments and pledged greater openness about its progress on Wednesday after pressure from activists who said they would now withdraw a resolution slated for its next shareholder meeting. ...more

EU countries support plan for world-first carbon border tariff 16/3/2022

European Union countries on Tuesday backed the bloc’s plan to impose a world-first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods, although the finer details will need to be worked out in upcoming negotiations. ...more

Air pollution linked to higher risk of autoimmune diseases 16/3/2022

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of autoimmune disease, research has found. ...more

Colombia's Duque opens gene bank for long-term crop conservation 16/3/2022

Colombia's President Ivan Duque on Tuesday inaugurated the world's largest genetic library for beans, cassava and tropical forages for feeding livestock, which will provide long-term crop conservation and could help shock-proof global food systems. ...more

Denmark takes first steps towards green hydrogen economy 16/3/2022

Denmark on Tuesday pledged to build up to six gigawatts (GW) of electrolysis capacity to convert renewable power into green hydrogen as it looks to wean itself off fossil fuels and boost its energy security. ...more

World turns to cloud seeding amid drought and climate change 16/3/2022

Global leaders are turning to weather modification to make up for shortages caused by climate change. In the past two years, several western U.S. states have begun cloud seeding. ...more

Final talks on U.N. biodiversity pact open in shadow of Ukraine 15/3/2022

Hundreds of negotiators arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday for final U.N. talks on an ambitious pact that aims to halt and reverse the loss of habitats for endangered species ahead of a summit in China later this year. ...more

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE Germany's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021 - environment agency 15/3/2022

Germany's greenhouse gas emissions rose by just under 5% last year compared with 2020, the federal environment agency UBA said in its annual report seen by Reuters on Monday, as Europe's largest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. ...more