Pacific island leaders welcome U.S. pledge to triple funding for region 13/7/2022

Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and tackle climate change, after decades of stagnant U.S. funding. ...more

Science offers basis for national climate damage claims -study 13/7/2022

A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country's carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday of a development it billed as a potential game-changer for climate litigation. ...more

China's surging hydropower a boon for its climate goals, energy bills 13/7/2022

A surge in hydropower output in China this year, boosted by record-breaking rainfall, is helping the world's biggest polluter meet green targets as well as cut liquefied natural gas imports (LNG) amid tight global supplies. ...more

Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds 13/7/2022

UK households throw away nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, according to a survey by Greenpeace. ...more

Microplastics detected in meat, milk and blood of farm animals 12/7/2022

Microplastic contamination has been reported in beef and pork for the first time, as well as in the blood of cows and pigs on farms. ...more

Market value alone is selling nature short, governments told 12/7/2022

What is the value of a river? ...more

Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite 12/7/2022

If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022 12/7/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday. ...more

World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN 12/7/2022

India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures. ...more

Brazilian court world’s first to recognise Paris Agreement as human rights treaty 8/7/2022

Brazil’s Supreme Court has become the first in the world to recognise the Paris Agreement as a human rights treaty – a move with significant implications for national and international law. ...more