‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution 9/9/2024

Rivers will be checked for sewage and other pollution by the general public this month in an attempt to assess the health of British waterways. ...more

How Sub-Saharan Africa can achieve the SDGs by 2100: A new report by Earth4All 6/9/2024

In advance of the UN Summit of the Future, Earth4All has released a new report detailing two possible futures for Sub-Saharan Africa this century. The report, "SDGs for All: Africa,"  uses Earth4All’s state-of-the-art system dynamics model to chart possible pathways for SDG implementation in the region. Written in collaboration with notable African sustainability experts, the report emphasises the scale and urgency of economic transformation needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region.  ...more

EU manages record number of responses to extreme weather 6/9/2024

The European Union has coordinated a record number of emergency responses to extreme weather this year, as climate change fuels wildfires and other disasters in Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent. ...more

Poland sees 56% of renewables in 2030 power mix in climate plan 6/9/2024

Poland is targeting a 56% share of renewable power in its electricity mix in 2030, the climate minister said on Thursday, as she presented the draft of the national energy and climate plan that Warsaw has to submit to the European Commission. ...more

Malaysia launches aviation decarbonisation drive targeting net zero emissions by 2050 6/9/2024

Malaysia is targeting net zero emissions in its aviation sector by 2050 through the launch of a decarbonisation plan, its transport ministry said on Thursday. ...more

Air and noise pollution linked to higher risk of infertility, study finds 6/9/2024

Air pollution has greater impact on men while noise pollution more significantly affects women, study says. ...more

Global data center industry to emit 2.5 billion tons of CO2 through 2030, Morgan Stanley says 5/9/2024

A boom in data centers is expected to produce about 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions globally through the end of the decade, and accelerate investments in decarbonization efforts, according to Morgan Stanley research. ...more

Canada's insurance sector faces climate catastrophe claim deluge 5/9/2024

Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance sector insiders. ...more

England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m 5/9/2024

The government is to slash the nature-friendly farming budget in England by £100m in order to help fill what ministers say is a £22bn Treasury shortfall, the Guardian can reveal. ...more

Binge watching Netflix bad for environment 5/9/2024

Who would have thought that the simple act of binge watching a series on Netflix could be bad for the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions? ...more