Friday, 22 August 2025

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Forest fires in northern Greece in August 2023, in the biggest fire seen in Europe (Alamy/PA)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsReportsWeather

Wildfires in Canada and the Amazon made more likely by climate change: report

Unprecedented fires that raged in Canada and parts of the Amazon were at least three times more likely because of climate change.

FILE PHOTO: Saplings grown at the nursery of the nonprofit environmental group Rioterra, await planting to restore areas of a nearby rainforest, at the Jamari National Forest, in Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsResiliency

World Bank prices $225 million bond linked to Amazon reforestation

The bond is 100% principal-protected, with the $225 million proceeds used to back the World Bank's sustainable development initiatives worldwide.

The Mediterranean basin is one of the hot spots of global warming (AFP)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

Mediterranean Sea temperatures match 2023 records

The Mediterranean Sea has reached record temperatures over 30°C, with persistent heatwaves threatening marine life and ecosystems.

FILE PHOTO: John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, The White House speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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White House senior climate adviser touts law’s Republican state benefits

John Podesta touted the benefits of incentives offered by the Biden administration's signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.

The July average temperature anomaly even reached 9-10C over limited parts of Dronning Maud Land and part of the eastern Weddell Sea offshore (AFP)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

Antarctica winter experiences prolonged heatwave

Antarctica is experiencing an unusually prolonged winter heatwave, with July 2024 temperatures averaging 3.1°C above normal, making it the second warmest July since...

A boat pushes barges on the water in the upper Mobile–Tensaw Delta on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near McIntosh, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
AnalysisBiodiversityEnvironmentResiliency

Takeaways from AP’s story on Alabama’s ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed

Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta, rich in biodiversity, faces threats from development and climate change, sparking conservation efforts.

The grants have been awarded to nine businesses (Jane Barlow/PA)
BusinessClimateEmissionsFinanceManufacturingNewsPolitics

Businesses share £7.2m in grants to boost decarbonisation

The latest round of funding has been awarded to nine businesses, including food and drink manufacturers and timber pallet processing.

FILE PHOTO: A view of a plant grown in the non-profit group Rioterra's nursery is about to be planted on a piece of deforested land, in Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateEmissionsIn-Depth

Analysis: Carbon offset setback risks corporate backtrack on climate goals

Stalled efforts to expand companies' use of carbon credits are raising the prospect that some will backtrack or abandon their targets.

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack drills oil crude from the Yates Oilfield in West Texas’s Permian Basin, as a 1.5MW GE wind turbine from the Desert Sky Wind Farm is seen in the distance, near Iraan, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
ClimateEnvironmentFuelNewsOil

US shale companies produce more crude using fewer rigs

Greater operating efficiencies in the top U.S. shale patch are squeezing out more oil without higher spending, according to the numbers.

FILE PHOTO: President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau arrives to address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
ClimateElectionsNewsPolitics

Kiribati goes to election in which China ties, climate stance face test

The island nation of Kiribati is holding an election this week, with one issue for voters being a softer stance on global climate...

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