Swiss regulator finds FIFA made false claims about ‘carbon neutral’ World Cup in Qatar
Environmental groups in Belgium, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland filed complaints about FIFA’s claims of a carbon-neutral tournament.
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It’s Vital to Protect Water Infrastructure During War
The destruction of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam highlights the threat that war always poses to water.
Arctic will likely see summer free of ice by 2030, research says
That would mean that by the end of the melt season in September, the Arctic would have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice, even under low emissions.
Here’s how Brazil plans to end Amazon deforestation by 2030
The Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon sets a coordinated policy across more than a dozen ministries through the end of Lula’s term in 2027.
India Puts Pause on New Coal Plants to Boost Clean Energy
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector.
Net-zero industry act [EU Legislation in Progress]
In January 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the current global energy crisis represented a pivotal moment for clean energy transitions worldwide.
Global Politicians Pressure U.N. To Remove Fossil Fuel CEO as Head of COP28 Climate Summit
Appointing Sultan Al Jaber, who runs the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., to lead the major climate summit has been controversial from the start.
US$95B raised from global carbon pricing plans last year, World Bank states
Several countries are using a price on carbon emissions to help meet their climate goals in the form of a tax, or under an emissions trading, or cap-and-trade, system.
The Planet Is Losing More Wildlife Than Earlier Thought
Populations of almost half of some 71,000 species studied are declining, finds new research
Government Climate Rules Fail To Target Nearly 90% of Global Methane Emissions
Cutting methane emissions is an urgent climate goal. But governments have made scant progress, reveals a new study.