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UN gives countries more time to submit "quality" climate plans for 2035

Today 11:00am - 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

Today 11:00am - 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

Today 11:00am - 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

Today 11:00am - 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

Today 11:00am - 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

Today 11:00am - 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

Friday - 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

Friday - 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

Friday - 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

Friday - 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

Friday - 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

Friday - 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...

China imposes 15% tariffs on coal, LNG in response to Trump's tariffs

Wednesday - 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...

Nine percent of England's farmland needs to be converted into wildlife habitats and forests

Wednesday - 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...

US: More than 1000 Environmental Protection workers could be dismissed immediately

Wednesday - 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

Wednesday - 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...

Living near active oil and gas wells may have increased risk of dying from COVID-19

Wednesday - 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

Wednesday - 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 25 - A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall caused flooding in northern Queensland.


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