Germany likely to miss 2030 climate goal, government advisors say 5/6/2024

Germany is likely to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas targets, government climate advisors said on Monday, contradicting the climate minister's prediction in March and calling for new policy measures. ...more

Sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean, Greece says 5/6/2024

Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country's shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday. ...more

Saudi Arabia, UNEP to host World Environment Day on June 5 4/6/2024

Saudi Arabia and the UN Environment Programme will mark World Environment Day on June 5, to be held this year under the theme “Our Land, Our Future.” ...more

EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation, report says 4/6/2024

Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took office, to 2023, displacing a fifth of the bloc's fossil fuel generation, a report by think tank Ember showed. ...more

Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar 4/6/2024

Debt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned. ...more

Most Surface Ozone Contributing to Premature Mortality in European Countries Is Imported 4/6/2024

Of all deaths attributable to O3 across 35 European countries, more than 60% result from O3 originating outside Europe's borders . On average, 21% of ozone-related deaths in a given European country are due to ozone originating in other European countries. ...more

No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says 4/6/2024

The head of the global airline body IATA said there was no need to reduce growth in global aviation in order to meet an industry target to meet net zero carbon emissions by 2050. ...more

UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war 3/6/2024

The world must make peace with nature or risk fueling more global conflicts like the war in Gaza, the president of the upcoming United Nations COP16 biodiversity summit said on Friday. ...more

Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming, scientists say 3/6/2024

Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by reducing cloud cover, according to a modelling study in a paper published late on Thursday. ...more

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds 3/6/2024

The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders. ...more