Los Angeles builds justice through building decarbonization 13/12/2021

Los Angeles officials announced a new community engagement process to involve the people most affected by climate change in the city’s building decarbonization process. ...more

In Brazil, forest bridge offers hope for threatened golden monkey 13/12/2021

Concerned by a recent drop in population numbers of the threatened golden lion tamarin, conservationists in Rio de Janeiro state have built a bridge across a busy highway to help the monkeys circulate over a wider forested area. ...more

Germany to pass extra budget for more climate funds on Monday - sources 10/12/2021

Germany's new coalition government will pass a supplementary budget on Monday to enable more public investments in the shift towards a greener and more digitalized economy, sources told Reuters on Thursday. ...more

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions drop to record low in year to March 2021 10/12/2021

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions dropped 5.1% to a record low in the 2020 financial year that ended March 2021, government figures showed on Friday, as energy demand and industry activities slowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference 10/12/2021

Tropical forests can bounce back with surprising rapidity, a new study published on December 9 suggests. ...more

Dragonflies hit by 'perverse' destruction of wetlands -Red List 10/12/2021

Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due to habitat destruction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Thursday. ...more

Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO 10/12/2021

Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment. ...more

U.N. climate chief: COP26 put nations on notice to act fast 9/12/2021

The world must get to work on quickly reducing emissions to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius – a goal that remains within reach under the Glasgow Climate Pact, the U.N.’s climate agency chief said. ...more

More companies in Asia seek carbon offsets after COP26 -industry exec 9/12/2021

Asia's demand for carbon offsets is picking up as more companies in global supply chains, IT and banking sectors seek to lower their carbon footprint following the COP26 November Glasgow Climate Pact, the head of Asian exchange T-RECs.ai said. ...more

Oceans hold promise as climate-fighting carbon sinks - researchers 9/12/2021

The United States should study how the world’s oceans could be used to remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through methods like cultivating seaweed or manipulating nutrients in the water, according to a report released on Wednesday. ...more