Amidst concerns that the United Kingdom will weaken environmental protections after it leaves the European Union, Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), called on UK environment
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If global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius above the average pre-industrial global temperature, significant portions of the world’s wildlife could suffer habitat loss, warns a new study. Although species around
The European Commission said on Thursday that it will take France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the United Kingdom to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to respect
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a new agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank) to support the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The EIB said on
The European Union is preparing to unveil a new directive to reduce plastic pollution, particularly in oceans and on beaches, but a leaked first draft of the legislation published by
The United Kingdom’s plans for a new environmental watchdog to maintain EU standards after Brexit have been criticised by green campaigners as ‘toothless.’ Critics have said the plans, published for
The global tourism industry has a larger carbon footprint than scientists previously thought. According to new research, tourism contributes 8% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers warned that
The amount of methane emitted by freshwater lakes in the northern hemisphere could nearly double over the next 50 years due to climate change, according to a new study. Scientists
Countries in the tropics could face extreme temperature swings due to global warming, according to new research. In a study examining how climate change will impact weather extremes including heat
The first global-scale assessment of its kind, a recent study has provided a comprehensive report on “the state of the world’s beaches”: some are stable, some are actually growing, but