Shipping prices rise as Rhine water in Germany falls again, vessels part loaded 4/8/2022

Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany fell again in hot, dry weather this week and cargo vessels are sailing with reduced loads with transport prices rising, vessel brokers and commodity traders said on Wednesday. ...more

Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish 4/8/2022

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbish. ...more

Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery 4/8/2022

Marine scientists monitoring the Great Barrier Reef say they have recorded the highest levels of coral cover in 36 years in the north and central areas, but warned any recovery could be quickly overturned by global heating. ...more

EU approves 3-billion-euro German green heating scheme 3/8/2022

The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved the German government's 3-billion-euro scheme to support renewable energy and waste heat-based district heating programmes, which it said would help Germany and the EU achieve their climate change targets. ...more

Africa lays out goals ahead of UN climate summit 3/8/2022

African officials outlined their priorities for the upcoming U.N. climate summit, including a push to make heavily polluting rich nations compensate poor countries for the environmental damage done to them. ...more

'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels 3/8/2022

New research shows that rainwater in most locations on Earth contains levels of chemicals that "greatly exceed" safety levels. ...more

Tonga eruption caused irreversible damage to the atmosphere 3/8/2022

It only takes one uncooperative volcano to ruin all our plans to save the planet, no matter how many of us go vegan, compost our food waste and buy electric cars. ...more

Hotter summers mean Florida's turtles are mostly born female 3/8/2022

Florida's sea turtles are grappling with a gender imbalance made worse by climate change. Recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female.B ...more

More studies needed on possibility of human extinction 2/8/2022

Catastrophic climate change outcomes, including human extinction, are not being taken seriously enough by scientists, a new study says. ...more

Britain says global sustainability disclosures need phasing in 2/8/2022

Proposed global sustainability disclosure rules need simplifying and phasing in to avoid fragmenting how companies report on the impact of climate change on their business, Britain's government said on Monday. ...more