Australia can hit an 85 per cent emissions cut by 2035 – if government and business seize the moment

Discussions are hotting up over Australia’s 2035 emission reduction target, which the federal government is due to reveal by September this year. It will be a crucial announcement, for several reasons. The target signals to the world whether...

IFS Partners with Climatiq to Launch Emissions Management in IFS Cloud

IFS, the leading provider of enterprise cloud and Industrial AI software, has announced a strategic partnership with carbon intelligence platform Climatiq, coinciding with the launch of its new Emissions Management module in IFS Cloud. This launch...

Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks

County beaches run the gamut in water pollution study

Beaches across Ashtabula County’s Lake Erie shoreline had varying results in a recent analysis of 2024 water pollution levels. An Environment Ohio Research and Policy Center report found 92% of Ohio Lake Erie beaches were potentially unsafe for at...

Arabian Chameleon in Dhofar faces a threat from poaching, pollution: EA

The Arabian Chameleon, a rare and distinctive creature in the Dhofar Mountains, though not endangered, faces local threats due to habitat loss, pollution, and poaching, according to the Environment Authority. EA said it is strictly prohibited to...

Nations gather to confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Subscriber content preview August 11, 2025 A key split is whether a treaty should require cutting plastic production — or if redesign, recycling and reuse can solve the problem. By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Nations have been meeting...

Fossil Teeth Reveal How Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Adapted to Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago

During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of geological rapid warming and aridification approximately 56 million years ago, a flesh-eating mesonychid mammal called Dissacus praenuntius responded in a surprising way — it started...

EPA Proposes Repeal of 2009 Endangerment Finding Impacting Greenhouse Gas Regulations

On July 29, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding. This finding concluded that greenhouse gasses (GHG) “threaten the public health and welfare,” and that motor vehicle emissions...

Livinguard launches salt-free dyeing for cellulosics

PFAEFFIKON – Swiss material science company Livinguard Technologies has launched a new treatment which it claims enables the completely salt-free dyeing of cellulose fabrics. The Livinguard EFD (economically and environmentally friendly dyeing)...

Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rainfall that triggered floods in Pakistan in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, was worsened by human-caused climate change, according to a new study. The study by World Weather Attribution, a group of...

Cow dung to power cars in India without causing pollution

Uttar Pradesh’s rural economy is set to get a boost as – for the first time – methane will be produced from cow dung on a large scale, producing fuel that can power vehicles over long distances, creating rural jobs and strengthening the green...

EXCLUSIVE - Martin Lines: "We cannot keep demanding more food at lower prices and then acting surprised when pollution increases"

Image: Martin Lines, arable farmer and chief executive at the Nature Friendly Farming Network, said: "All too frequently, small family farms are expected to shoulder the burden while large, powerful businesses carry on unchecked. We need joined-up...

Putin decree allows Russia to increase greenhouse gas emissions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree that would allow Russia to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2035 compared with 2021 levels. Russia, the world's fourth-largest emitter of planet-warming carbon...

Texas A&M researchers apply artificial intelligence to study forecast pollution

Researchers found environmental pollution increases following severe weather events, including heavy rainfall or lightning. COLLEGE STATION, Texas — In the heart of College Station at Texas A&M University, researchers are examining if there is a...

Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty

Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge. While plastic has transformed modern life, plastic pollution poses an...

Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas

By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and is responsible for around one-third of current global heating. Atmospheric methane concentrations have...

Delegates appear to fail to agree global plastics treaty

Reports indicate that talks in Geneva aimed at securing a globally binding plastics treaty have ended without a conclusive agreement. Emma Hardy, UK marine minister, said: “I’m hugely disappointed that an agreement wasn’t reached, but am extremely...

Looming Treasury rule casts pall over future of renewables

An upcoming decision from the Treasury Department has clean energy boosters and industry allies preparing for a potential disruption in the nation’s electricity supply. Just days after signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, President...

Ghana’s Fish Stock Depleting

Samuel Tetteh The Fisheries Commission has been called upon to spearhead a major initiative to rid Ghanaian waters off refuse and halt the scourge of chemical fishing. The 2023 Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Best Fisherman, Samuel Tetteh who made...

UN Plastic Pollution Talks Face Deadlock

Talks at the United Nations aimed at securing a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution are falling short of expectations, the negotiations chair has warned in a candid midway update. The meeting, which began on Tuesday, has four days...