Reuters Exclusive: BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuels 25/2/2025

BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings, two sources told Reuters. ...more

Retired hens revitalise Cyprus olive groves 25/2/2025

Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds of retired hens to fertilize olive groves in a pilot project they say boosts yields, counters disease, and helps to manage food waste. ...more

Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows 25/2/2025

Antioxidants that give fruits and flowers their vibrant colors seem to counteract some of the most dangerous reproductive system effects of exposure to microplastics, such as decreased fertility, and could ultimately be used in developing treatments, new peer-reviewed research shows. ...more

Could alternative proteins take a bite out of the UAE's meat consumption? 24/2/2025

New study finds that more than 20 per cent of Emirati consumers would consider making a change that could benefit their health - and the environment ...more

Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit 24/2/2025

The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global assessment of climate change, by the U.N.'s climate science panel, after the U.S. administration withdrew from the process. ...more

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say 24/2/2025

The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part of its broader withdrawal from climate change mitigation efforts and multilateral cooperation. ...more

Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024, minister says 24/2/2025

Deforestation in Colombia rose 35% in 2024 from a 23-year low the previous year, fueled by an uptick in the Amazon region, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Thursday. ...more

Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door? 24/2/2025

Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predators. ...more

Arab Forum for Environment and Development Participates in the Fourth Saudi Media Forum 21/2/2025

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) participated in the Fourth Saudi Media Forum 2025 in Riyadh. ...more

Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised 21/2/2025

In oceans and on land, from the north to the south pole, records were smashed for the monthly average temperature. ...more