Why 2025 has seen a flood of new ways to count carbon
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Delays in updating incumbent standards have prompted the publication of multiple new ways to report emissions and set targets.
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New Zealand insurer linked to Iranian dark fleet tankers
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A New Zealand insurer is under investigation for providing insurance for Iranian dark fleet tankers Reuters reveals in a new exposé.
Warming oceans probably fuelling Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification
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Climate scientists have long warned that warming oceans are making explosive storm development more common.
Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit
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Only 64 countries have submitted new plans to cut carbon, the UN says, despite all being required to do so ahead of next month's COP30 summit.
Norway faces European Court climate ruling over oil licences
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The European Court of Human Rights will decide on Tuesday if Norway breached its climate obligations when it awarded Arctic oil exploration licenses in 2016.
Most Cambodia and Laos tree cover loss in 2024 happened inside protected areas
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In Cambodia, 56% of the nation’s tree cover loss was recorded within its protected area network last year. In Laos, the figure was 64%.
EU leaders set conditions for new climate goal
Tue 28 Oct 2025
The EU is trying to pass a new target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040 to put the bloc on track for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Oil firm TotalEnergies made misleading green statements, court rules
Tue 28 Oct 2025
A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled.
Look out for these 8 big ag greenwashing terms at COP30
Tue 28 Oct 2025
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though food drives a third of global warming.
ExxonMobil sues California over climate disclosure laws
Tue 28 Oct 2025
Exxon Mobil Corporation is suing the state of California over a pair of 2023 climate disclosure laws that the company says infringe upon its free speech rights, namely by forcing it to embrace the message that large companies are uniquely to blame for climate change.
