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EU raises airline carbon emissions fees - but activists aren’t happy

The EU has struck a deal to make airlines pay more for pollution, but it will only apply to flights within the EU.

Egypt

COP27 climate summit closes with agreement to compensate poor countries

Poor countries which suffer droughts, floods and heatwaves, made worse by the carbon emissions of rich countries, to see some "climate justice".

Green News

EU increases emissions reduction target by two per cent

Climate campaigners criticised the EU’s new two per cent target emissions cut increase as 'breadcrumbing.'

Green News

Watch what you might have missed from the first week of COP27

What happened during the first week of COP27? Here’s the 5 things you need to know

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Fossil fuel emissions set to reach record high in 2022

The Ukraine war and COVID recovery will push global emissions to record-breaking levels this year.

Eco-Innovation

UN to hunt sources of climate warming methane from space

There will be a public database of global methane leaks to encourage governments and companies to curb emissions.

Green News

Fossil fuel emissions could be ‘3 times higher’ than producers claim

Accurate emissions reporting is crucial for fighting the climate crisis. But oil and gas producers are ‘overlooking’ key data, a new report claims.

Europe News

EU agrees stricter rules for greenhouse gas emission cuts

The new rules will apply to road and domestic maritime transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industries which are collectively responsible for about 60% of the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions.

Green News

COP27: UN sets out ‘how to guide’ on net zero pledges

UN chief António Guterres said there were many issues with net zero pledges and "loopholes wide enough to drive a truck through".

Green News

Greenpeace accuses TotalEnergies of ‘shocking’ emission underreporting

Underreporting of carbon emissions throw the net zero goals of oil and gas companies into doubt, campaign group Greenpeace claim.

World News

France and Spain experience unusually high temperatures in October

France and Spain experience an unusually hot October, as climate change experts raise concerns about record-breaking greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Nature

Alaska to auction a Netherlands-sized area to oil and gas companies

The state auction of arctic land will likely lead to an expansion of oil and gas production in the Arctic.

Green News

Farmers protest against New Zealand’s proposed ‘cow burp tax’

Farmers in New Zealand gathered in city and town centres on Thursday, driving tractors and pickup trucks and carrying signs to protest the government's plan to tax agricultural emissions.

Green News

Billionaire sells private jet after being tracked by Twitter activists

Bernard Arnault has sold his private jet after growing tired of climate activists tracking his high-carbon flights via the social media platform Twitter.

Green News

UK admits its net zero strategy is unlawful - here’s why

A revised strategy is due by March, which could include decarbonising buildings, aviation, industry, agriculture, and land use.

Green News

Pivot to wind and solar power has saved the EU €11bn

New research shows that it's not just the climate that benefits from the green energy transition.

Climate Now

How rubbish dumps can reduce their methane emissions

In partnership with Copernicus

Landfill rubbish sites are one source of methane, yet many fail to manage the issue. In Poland, they're seeking to change that.

Green News

Nord Stream: How will the Russian gas pipe leaks impact the climate?

The leaks released an estimated 500 metric tons of climate change-causing methane per hour when first breached.

Green News

What seized fossil fuel emails tell us about big oil’s climate plan

Shell is not willing to reduce CO2 emissions beyond levels that make “business sense”, according to a PR email unearthed in a US investigation.

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Carbon capture plant to catch 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030

If it operates to schedule, the ‘Project Bison’ carbon removal facility will be the largest in the world, sucking up 5 million metric tonnes of carbon per year.