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Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's green transition. ...more |
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped ignite a boom in clean energy investment which will significantly outpace spending on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. ...more |
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The world's two biggest palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to the European Union next week to voice concern over a new deforestation law they believe could be detrimental to small farming businesses. ...more |
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France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions. ...more |
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UNESCO’s Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. ...more |
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Countries across the Gulf region and the wider Middle East are highly vulnerable to extreme heat borne out of climate change, with poorer populations being particularly at risk in the decades ahead, a new study has warned. ...more |
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A devastating 2005 flood that killed 1,000 people in the Indian city of Mumbai was blamed on a tragically simple problem: plastic bags had blocked storm drains, stopping monsoon flood water from draining out of the city. ...more |
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Animals are at much greater risk of extinction in China than in other countries, with habitats threatened by urbanisation and human encroachment, according to a Chinese government assessment published this week. ...more |
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Britain on Tuesday announced new funding for a landmark scientific experiment deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that will measure the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on trees, the British embassy said. ...more |
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European energy bourse EEX will publish a green hydrogen index, called HYDRIX, from Wednesday, scaling up price discovery in future markets for renewable energy, its chief executive Peter Reitz said on Tuesday.
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