Could a controversial plan to add iron to the ocean help it capture more carbon?
There has been public backlash against the controversial technique, known as ocean iron fertilisation, in the past.Read More
Italy and Spain at risk austerity in climate-neutrality race, new study suggests
Study suggests green financing will boost the economy but Mediterranean countries will endure fiscal challenges.Read More
Barcelona and Majorca will shift to a desert-like climate by 2050, new drought study warns
Summer has increased by an average of 36 days across Spain over the last 50 years.Read More
Italian butterfly thieves handed highest-ever fine for wildlife crime in Sri Lanka
The two men from northern Italy face two years in jail if they fail to pay the fine by 24 September.Read More
UK high court blocks first new coal mine in 30 years. Is it the end of the ‘climate-damaging’ plan?
The developer’s claim that it would be a ‘net zero mine’ is legally flawed, according to the ruling.Read More
EU countries lagging on carbon emissions reductions, Commission tells MEPs
Several member states still need to send their energy and climate plans to the European Commission, where they lay out strategies to slash greenhouse gases emissions.Read More
Scientists warn 70% of the world’s population to see rapid increase in ‘unprecedented’ weather
Very few studies have so far explored the impact that extreme weather will have on different countries.Read More
Von der Leyen moots ‘nature credits’ market to avert ecosystem collapse
The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.Read More
‘Leave no trace’: How a pack of Cheetos dropped in a US national park devastated its ecosystem
A pack of Cheetos dropped in national park demonstrates why you should think twice before littering.Read More
Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels
Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry…