China’s world-leading solar industry could face a wave of bankruptcies if the current aggressive expansion of manufacturing capacity continues, according to the sector’s biggest player. From a report: More than half of China’s solar manufacturers could…

France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions. BBC: The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-an…

The head of the world’s leading carbon credit certifier has announced he will step down as CEO next month. From a report: It comes amid concerns that Verra, a Washington-based nonprofit, approved tens of millions of worthless offsets that are used by m…

Climate litigation poses a financial risk to fossil fuel companies because it lowers the share price of big polluters, research has found. From a report: A study to be published on Tuesday by LSE’s Grantham Research Institute examines how the stock mar…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Agence France-Presse: The French government unveiled a plan on Monday to accelerate cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions, targeting a reduction of 50 percent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. Unveiled by Prime …

The amount of water stored in half of the largest lakes and reservoirs around the world is declining due to human activity and climate change, according to new research. From a report: While lake water storage can naturally fluctuate in response to loc…

Scientists and NGOs have accused the UN’s environment programme (Unep) of locking out those “most needing to be heard” from upcoming negotiations in Paris aimed at halting plastic waste. From a report: Last-minute restrictions to the numbers of NGOs at…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A US researcher has broken the record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. Joseph Dituri has spent more than 74 days at the bottom of a 30ft-deep lagoon in Key Largo, F…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The societal cost of using toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” across the global economy totals about $17.5 trillion annually, a new analysis of the use of the dangerous compounds has found. Meanwhil…

AleRunner shares a report: Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global heating in 2022 than the entire carbon emissions of the UK, satellite data has revealed. Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from the o…