G7 ministers agree new steps against fossil fuels.

The world's major nations have taken further significant steps to help limit climate change. G7 environment ministers have agreed that they will deliver climate targets in line with limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C. That's far more ambitious than the p…

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World’s Largest Iceberg breaks off in Antarctica.

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica. The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side…

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Darwin's Arch off Galapagos Islands collapses.

A famous rock formation off the Galapagos Islands known as Darwin's Arch has collapsed due to erosion, the Ecuadoran Ministry of Environment says. It said the collapse was a "consequence of natural erosion". Images distributed by officials show only the two sto…

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Conservationist Nuklu Phom gets prestigious Whitley Awards 2021.

An environmentalist from Nagaland’s remote Longleng district, Nuku Phom has won this year’s Whitley Awards 2021, also known as the Green Oscar. Nuku Phom’s name, along with that of five others, was announced recently in a virtual award ceremony organized by the UK-based Whi…

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Sir David Attenborough named COP26 People’s Advocate.

Sir David Attenborough has been named as the COP26 People’s Advocate for the UK’s Presidency of the UN climate change summit taking place in Glasgow in November 2021. The renowned natural historian and broadcaster will address world leaders at major international events over…

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China’s emissions exceeded those of all other developed nations combined.

China emits more greenhouse gas than the entire developed world combined, a new report has claimed.  The research by Rhodium Group says China emitted 27% of the world's greenhouse gases in 2019. The US was the second-largest emitter at 11% while India was third with 6.6% …

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Plymouth Sound volunteers plant seeds to restore seagrass meadows.

Volunteers have worked to restore undersea meadows in England's largest seagrass planting effort. Around 16,000 bags of seeds and 2,200 seedlings have been planted in Devon's Plymouth Sound National Marine Park since 7 April. The £2.5m project aims to grow eight hecta…

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European Union targets to cut CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030.

The EU has adopted ambitious new targets to curb climate change, with a pledge to make them legally binding. Under a new law agreed between member states and the EU Parliament, the bloc will cut carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. The EU parli…

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China and US pledge climate change commitment.

China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change. It comes after several meetings between Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and his US counterpart John Kerry in Shanghai last week. They both agreed on further spec…

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New Zealand Makes World’s 1st Climate Change Law for Financial Firms.

New Zealand is about to become the world’s first country to bring a law into force that demands environmental accountability from financial firms by asking them to report on how their businesses affect climate change. The aim is to bring the financial sector on board with t…

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Brazil 'needs $10bn to reach zero emissions'.

Brazil's environment minister says the country needs $10bn (£7.2bn) a year in foreign aid in order to reach zero emissions by 2050. The move would mean that Brazil could achieve the symbolic figure 10 years earlier than currently planned. It comes ahead of US President Jo…

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France drafts 'ecocide' bill to punish acts of environmental damage.

The French National Assembly approved the creation of an "ecocide" offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment a nd tackling climate change. The ecocide measure was passed by 44 votes to 10 in France's lower house of parliament …

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St. Vincent Volcano erupts on Caribbean Island.

The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been blanketed in a layer of ash, bringing major disruption after a volcano erupted on Friday (09). White-coloured dust has covered buildings and roads around the island, including in its capital Kingstown. The La Soufrière volcano was s…

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President Biden Invites 40 World Leaders to Leaders Summit on Climate.

President Biden invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate he will host on April 22 and 23.  The virtual Leaders Summit will be live streamed for public viewing. President Biden took action his first day in office to return the United States to the Paris Agree…

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Earth Hour 2021: 27 March.

Every year, the Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on the last Saturday of March month to show support for the fight against climate change and commitment towards a better planet. Earth Hour 2021 is being marked on March 27, 2021. The Earth Hour 2021 theme will focus on “Cl…

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2020 World Air Quality Report (IQAir Report 2020)

The 2020 World Air Quality report (IQAir Report 2020) aggregates PM2.5 data from 106 countries, collected from ground-based government monitors and a growing network of validated, non-governmental air quality monitors contributed by organizations and individuals in order to…

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ACTION MAN Brits would want Arnold Schwarzenegger to lead Earth in the event of an alien invasion, poll reveals.

BRITS would want Arnie to be in charge if the UK was ever invaded by aliens, a survey has found. The Terminator actor and ex-governor of California topped the survey of 2,000 British adults which revealed the top 20 celebrities and public figures they believe would be best s…

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French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific.

France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s, a study has said. Researchers used declassified French military documents, calculations and testimonies to reconstruct the impact of a number of the tests. They estimated that ar…

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The Himalayan hazards nobody is monitoring.

Retreating glaciers in the Himalayas are not only dangerously filling up glacial lakes but they are also causing other hazards that are not being monitored, scientists have warned. The recent flash flood disaster in India's Uttarakhand state, they say, is the latest exam…

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Australia building world's first platypus sanctuary.

Australian conservationists on Wednesday (March 03) unveiled plans to build the world's first refuge for the platypus, to promote breeding and rehabilitation as the duck-billed mammal faces extinction due to climate change. The Taronga Conservation Society Australia and …

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