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EU Parliament votes to freeze sustainability rules 4/4/2025
EU Parliament votes to freeze sustainability rules European Union politicians on Thursday gave themselves more time to negotiate changes to exempt smaller businesses from sustainability reporting rules that European industry says put it a disadvantage. ...more
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer 4/4/2025
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate. ...more
Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next 4/4/2025
Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next Somewhere in the tumult of the global economy in recent months, solar panel prices hit bottom and then began to rise. ...more
Tropical Forests Lag Behind Climate Change 4/4/2025
Tropical Forests Lag Behind Climate Change A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, raising concerns about their long-term resilience. ...more
Climate shock: Lakes are losing oxygen faster than expected 4/4/2025
Climate shock: Lakes are losing oxygen faster than expected Climate change is reshaping our planet, and lakes are not spared from its effects. Many people worry about vanishing ice caps or dying coral reefs, but shrinking oxygen levels in freshwater may be an equally serious concern. ...more
EU proposes looser rules for automakers' CO2 emissions targets 3/4/2025
EU proposes looser rules for automakers' CO2 emissions targets Automakers are set to get three years, rather than one, to comply with the EU's 2025 CO2 emissions targets for cars and vans under a proposal to soften the rules, published by the European Commission on Tuesday. ...more
IMO Prepares to Finalize Decarbonization Framework That Could Reshape Global Shipping 3/4/2025
IMO Prepares to Finalize Decarbonization Framework That Could Reshape Global Shipping The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is preparing to finalize crucial greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures at its upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 83) in London. ...more
ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli Photos Are Cool For Internet, But Not For Environment 3/4/2025
ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli Photos Are Cool For Internet, But Not For Environment It is easy to overlook these nuances of using an AI assistant, but at scale, AI-driven trends could have long-term ecological consequences. ...more
German court rejects Adidas climate claims 3/4/2025
German court rejects Adidas climate claims Sportswear giant Adidas's pledges on its carbon emissions lacked transparency and constituted greenwashing, according to  a lawsuit filed by the Environmental Action Germany (DUH) nonprofit. ...more
More than half of UK's butterfly species in long-term decline 3/4/2025
More than half of UK's butterfly species in long-term decline More than half of the UK's butterfly species have populations in long-term decline, a survey has found. ...more
 
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