France needs to invest €66bn a year on climate action, government report states
France must spend €66 billion every year until 2030 in order to hit its climate targets, a new report by a government advisory body says, suggesting more debt and taxing the rich as a way to foot the bill.
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Insurance giant halts sale of new home policies in California due to wildfires
The insurance giant State Farm, America’s biggest car and home insurer by premium volume, will halt the sale of new home insurance policies in California, citing w
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More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague
More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.
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30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests
Eleven billion litres of raw sewage were discharged from a sample of 30 water company treatment works in one year, new research suggests.
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Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says
A major global deep ocean current has slowed down by approximately 30% since the 1990s as a result of melting Antarctic ice, which could have critical consequences for Earth’s climate patterns and sea levels, new research suggests.
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Dorset ‘super reserve’ recreates ancient savannah habitat to boost biodiversity
The mighty aurochs have gone, as have the tarpan horses and the wild boars, but modern-day substitutes have been drafted in to recreate a large open “savannah” on heathland in Dorset.
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‘Farming good, factory bad’, we think. When it comes to the global food crisis, it isn’t so simple
No issue is more important, and none so shrouded in myth and wishful thinking.
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Allied for Climate Transformation By 2025 (ACT2025)
The Global Stocktake at COP28 will evaluate how much progress has been made in the fight against the climate crisis and what more is needed to accelerate climate action forward.
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If swing voters were terrified of the climate crisis, ministers would take it seriously
The end of the world is nigh, again. And as usual, it’s being greeted largely with a shrug.
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Worthless’: Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly junk and some may harm, research says
A new investigation into Chevron’s climate pledge has found the fossil-fuel company relies on “junk” carbon offsets and “unviable” technologies, which do little to offset its vast greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases may actually be causing communities harm.
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4 Actions Vulnerable Countries Need from COP28
The conclusion of the Global Stocktake at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this December will evaluate how much progress the international Paris Agreement on climate change has made in the fight against the
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Ancient books in northern Italy frozen to salvage them from flood damage
Ancient books and manuscripts, some dating back to the 16th century, that have been affected by devastating floods in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna are being stored in freezers in an effort to salvage them.
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COP28: Government defends oil boss Jaber to head talks
The UK government has defended the United Arab Emirates' appointment of oil executive Sultan al-Jaber as head of this year's UN COP28 climate summit. It comes after more than 130 lawmakers from the US and EU wrote to the UN calling for his removal.
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Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’
Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has estimated, exposing them to unprecedented temperatures and extreme weather.
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Digging continues at controversial south Wales mine months after licence expires
Miners have continued to dig hundreds of tons a day from a controversial opencast coalmine in south Wales, months after its licence expired.
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No destroying unsold goods: EU countries agree on green product rules
The EU’s 27 countries have agreed a common position on the revamp of the bloc’s sustainable product rules, following strenuous negotiations about a sweeping ban on the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.
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The Critical Raw Materials Act – What opportunities for EU technology providers?
In March 2023, the European Commission presented its Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA) which aims at securing the supply of critical raw materials, mitigating risks to supply chains and reducing the EU´s strategic dependencies while boosting European autonomy, for example by promoting refining, pr
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Chemical cocktails harmful to wildlife found in 81% of English rivers and lakes
Chemical cocktails that are harmful to wildlife have been found in 81% of river and lake sites tested in England, a study has found.
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Plastic waste puts millions of world’s poorest at higher risk from floods
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 draini
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Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns
Recycling plastic can make it more toxic and should not be considered a solution to the pollution crisis, Greenpeace has warned before the latest round of negotiations f
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