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Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid
11 Feb 2025
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network.
EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump
11 Feb 2025
Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.
How a 'cow fart' vaccine could help tackle climate change
11 Feb 2025
The cow's amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost.
'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island
11 Feb 2025
"If the island sinks, I will sink with it," Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second.
UN gives countries more time to submit "quality" climate plans for 2035
10 Feb 2025
China, the EU and India are among big polluters set to miss this month's deadline for new targets as concerns grow of a "softening" in climate ambition.
Airbus postpones development of new hydrogen aircraft
10 Feb 2025
Airbus said on Friday it is delaying plans to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by the middle of next decade, citing slower than expected developments in technology.
US climate retreat highlights need for China-EU green co-op
10 Feb 2025
OPINION: The US' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement as part of President Donald Trump's plans to halt US climate action has not only plunged global efforts to tackle climate change into a state of heightened uncertainty, but has also brought to the fore the pressing need for the rest of the world, particularly China and the EU, to strengthen cooperation on green development.
Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollution's toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific
10 Feb 2025
More than 100 children under the age of five die each day in East Asia and the Pacific from air pollution-related causes, said Unicef on Feb 6, in a call for urgent action to cut deadly emissions, toughen air quality standards and improve health systems.
Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station
10 Feb 2025
Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment.
Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question
10 Feb 2025
Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country's agriculture. Inside two chilly rooms of a government building, more than 50,000 seed varieties are cataloged and stored.
Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists
7 Feb 2025
Last month was the world's warmest January on record raising further questions about the pace of climate change, scientists say.
Germany likely to miss 2030 climate target, government advisers say
7 Feb 2025
Germany will probably fail to achieve its 2030 climate targets unless significant policy changes are implemented, government climate advisers said in a study released on Wednesday.
"No future": Climate projects face existential threat after Trump's aid shutdown
7 Feb 2025
The Trump administration's attack on USAID puts at risk close to $500 million a year in grant-based climate funding for developing countries.
That giant sucking sound? It's climate change devouring your home's value
7 Feb 2025
As the compounding impacts of climate-driven disasters take effect, we are seeing home insurance prices spike around the country, pushing up the costs of owning a home.
Arctic geoengineering experiment shuts down over environmental risks
7 Feb 2025
US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain.
Trump's reversal of climate policies risks undermining U.S. manufacturing -- and could cost people jobs
7 Feb 2025
United States President Donald Trump's early executive actions have set American manufacturing on a collision course with his administration's fossil-fuel-driven agenda. It's clear that climate change policies run counter to his vision of American primacy.
China imposes 15% tariffs on coal, LNG in response to Trump's tariffs
5 Feb 2025
China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.
Nine percent of England's farmland needs to be converted into wildlife habitats and forests
5 Feb 2025
Roughly nine percent of England's farmland needs to be converted into habitats for wildlife and forest by 2050 in order to meet the country's nature and net-zero goals, according to a consultation launched by Steve Reed, the United Kingdom's environment secretary.
US: More than 1000 Environmental Protection workers could be dismissed immediately
5 Feb 2025
The Trump administration has notified more than 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency that they could be dismissed immediately.
Lack of financial support would force India to reduce climate ambition
5 Feb 2025
The failure of the developed countries to commit adequate amounts of climate finance at last year's climate conference in Baku might force India to temper the ambition of its climate targets for 2035, the government said Friday.
Living near active oil and gas wells may have increased risk of dying from COVID-19
5 Feb 2025
Californians who lived near the highest-producing wells were more likely to die of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, recent research shows.
Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
5 Feb 2025
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent greenhouse gas, when it is grown in flooded fields.
Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia
4 Feb 2025
A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall caused flooding in northern Queensland.
Paris Agreement no longer relevant for Indonesia, says envoy
4 Feb 2025
Indonesia's special envoy for climate change and energy, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said he considers the Paris Agreement no longer relevant for Indonesia following the US withdrawal from the deal.
Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China
4 Feb 2025
The energy giant exited the failed projects after Verra asked for redress, but a legal expert says Shell should be held responsible.
Canada carbon tax appears dead after Carney pledges to scrap it
4 Feb 2025
Canada’s national carbon tax on consumer fuels is likely in its final weeks after both major contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader have promised to scrap it.
Saving surf breaks to fight climate change
4 Feb 2025
The places where epic waves break store millions of tons of carbon. Preserving them protects a sport and the planet.
USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites
4 Feb 2025
Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites and document climate change references for further review, according to an internal email obtained by POLITICO.
US Treasury withdraws from global climate-related financial oversight initiative
3 Feb 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over 'direct impact' of Trump's climate retreat and aid freeze
3 Feb 2025
Samoa's prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is 'very disappointing' and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk.
In historic win, court rules against UK's Rosebank oilfield over climate impacts
3 Feb 2025
The decision by the previous Conservative government in the United Kingdom to approve the giant Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was ruled unlawful by an Edinburgh court on Thursday.
African nations want to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030
3 Feb 2025
Several African nations committed on Monday to open up their electricity sectors to attract investors and light up homes of 300 million people currently lacking power in the next six years.
'Catastrophic' 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw
3 Feb 2025
Climate change played a key role in the "catastrophic" 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study says.
California considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies for damages
3 Feb 2025
Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change-related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers.
Swiss government approves new climate goals after court rebuke
31 Jan 2025
Switzerland's government on Wednesday approved new climate targets, proposing a cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 of at least 65% compared to 1990 levels.
UK drops climate and nature bill
31 Jan 2025
In dropping the bill, UK Labour ministers avoided an internal party row by promising potential rebels supporting the bill they would have input into environmental legislation.
Yes, you can blame climate change for the LA wildfires
31 Jan 2025
Los Angeles wildfire season now lasts roughly 23 days longer than in preindustrial times.
Trump tariff threat jolts Canada's energy and carbon tax debate
31 Jan 2025
Canada’s Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the country's consumer carbon tax has become 'very unpopular' and could be replaced.
Elon Musk earns record amount from carbon trading
31 Jan 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla earned a record 2.8 billion dollars in 2024 from trading in regulatory carbon credits, according to figures published late on Wednesday.
Think your efforts to help the climate don't matter? African philosophers disagree
31 Jan 2025
If a single pro-environment lifestyle change - like one person giving up their SUV or cutting out meat in favour of plant-based foods - will not turn the tide of global climate change on its own, it's reasonable to feel there is little that 'doing your bit' can achieve. This mindset is disempowering.
Trump freezes $50 billion in funding, including for clean energy innovation
30 Jan 2025
The Trump administration has halted spending from the United States Department of Energy (DOE)'s approximately $50 billion budget while a 'comprehensive review' is conducted to ensure its spending and other actions - which include funding for new energy technologies - are in alignment with the priorities of President Donald Trump, according to an agency memo seen by Bloomberg.
Court papers link Exxon to climate hacking ring for first time
30 Jan 2025
A man charged with conspiring to steal information from climate advocates alleged that Exxon and one of its lobbying firms were involved with the hacking campaign.
US oilfield firms face pricing squeeze as fracking demand slumps
30 Jan 2025
Top U.S. oilfield services firms are facing weaker pricing and revenue this year as oil producers become increasingly efficient and keep a cap on spending, according to oilfield executives and analysts.
Probe details the playbook of one of Amazon's top land grabbers
30 Jan 2025
Professional land grabbers operating in the Brazilian Amazon have sophisticated strategies to steal and deforest public lands and get away with it.
From showers to tiny fish to windmills, Trump's climate policies are driven by fixations
30 Jan 2025
'It was striking that the White House memo included toilets and shower heads as a presidential priority,' said one expert.
The price of coffee hits an all-time high - here's why
30 Jan 2025
Rising coffee prices are part of a larger, global challenge driven by climate change, economic pressures, and geopolitical uncertainty.
Let's kill the Green Deal together, far-right leader urges EU's conservatives
29 Jan 2025
Jordan Bardella thinks he can convince the European People's Party to suspend EU climate legislation.
The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
29 Jan 2025
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
Switzerland sets the bar with corporate carbon removal milestone targets
29 Jan 2025
The Climate and Innovation Act has set a groundbreaking precedent by mandating net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This month, the Act gained momentum with new guidance for corporate Net-Zero Roadmaps and a groundbreaking mandate to ramp up carbon removal efforts.
We live in times of multiple entwined crises - but our policy responses aren't keeping up
29 Jan 2025
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.
Making polluters pay could fix Australia’s climate problem – and its budget
Wed 4 Feb 2026
A new report shows how making polluters pay will not only diminish the threat from climate change, but it can also help restore the budget and the economy.
US court blocks Trump halt on last of five suspended offshore wind projects
Wed 4 Feb 2026
All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction following a federal judge's ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark's Orsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.
‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a new study.
EU adopts first-ever standard for carbon removal projects
Wed 4 Feb 2026
The European Commission announced the adoption of its first set of voluntary certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals, aimed at providing clear standards for carbon removal technologies, to enable certification and investment in projects that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Wed 4 Feb 2026
A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.
The climate and energy implication hidden in Mark Carney’s Davos speech
26 Jan 2026
In a speech bound for the history books, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described a “rupture” in the world order and called for middle powers like Canada to stand up to bullies.
Declared a terrorist for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Accusing activists of having links to terrorism has led to non-profit funds being frozen and local climate projects being delayed or scrapped.
Pacific fisheries summit gives a boost to albacore and seabirds
19 Dec 2025
Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, where fishery managers just passed a new set of conservation rules.
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
18 Dec 2025
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say.
Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research.
Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei’s austerity
Wed 4 Feb 2026
The wildfires, among the worst to hit the drought-stricken Patagonia region in decades, have devastated more than 45,000 hectares (174 square miles) of Argentina’s forests in the last month and a half, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists.
UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns
Tue 3 Feb 2026
The United Nations is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their fees, the body's head has warned.
