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EU Carbon Price Tops Symbolic €100/Tonne For the First Time
The all-time high carbon price under the flagship EU emissions trading system marks a milestone in the bloc’s effort to cut pollution, as...
Constant Tedder
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Water Trading Market: A Solution to Water Scarcity?
Water rights are most commonly assigned according to prior appropriation, a queuing system summarised as “first in time, first in right.”...
Constant Tedder
Feb 21, 20236 min read
Week in Review: Top Climate News for February 13-19
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including key takeaways from Guterres’ speech at the UN...
Constant Tedder
Feb 17, 20233 min read


EU Approves Ban on Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035, Sets Weaker Emission-Reduction Targets for Tru
New cars must comply with a 100% cut in emissions by 2035 and a 55% cut by 2030 compared with 2021 levels. The final deal includes some...
Constant Tedder
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Week in Review: Top Climate News for February 6-12
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union...
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Feb 11, 20233 min read


Biden Champions Climate Law, Sends Mixed Message on Oil in State of the Union Address
Over 73 minutes, Biden championed the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure reforms and described climate change as “an existential...
Constant Tedder
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Unsustainable Water Usage and Climate Change Could Drop Lake Mead Reservoir to ‘Dead Pool’ Levels
According to experts, the Colorado river water shortage is so dire that it is unlikely Lake Powell and Lake Mead Reservoir will refill in...
Constant Tedder
Feb 8, 20232 min read
More Vehicles Will Qualify for EV Tax Credit After US Expands SUVs Definition
The US Treasury has broadened the definition of SUVs, allowing more vehicles to classify for the EV tax credit. — More crossover SUVs...
Constant Tedder
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Lula Orders Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Brazil’s Yanomami Territory, Declares Medical Emergency
Illegal mining in Yanomami in northern Brazil has caused a humanitarian crisis of hunger and disease among the indigenous population. —...
Constant Tedder
Jan 31, 20232 min read


Climate Crisis: Private Sector Must Play Its Part – But Beware of Greenwashing
The World Economic Forum has said the climate adaptation market could be worth US$2 trillion per year by 2026 – a great opportunity for...
Constant Tedder
Jan 30, 20234 min read


Climate Crisis: Why Civil Society Needs to Be Invited to the Negotiating Table
“Experiencing even the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of the consequences brought by the climate crisis may be exactly what global leaders and...
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Jan 27, 20236 min read
Global Leaders and Climate Activists Gather in Snowless Davos Ahead of World Economic Forum 2023
Even at the Swiss resort of Davos, where the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2023 begins on Monday, snowpack remains meagre on...
Constant Tedder
Jan 16, 20233 min read


Flood-Hit Pakistan Seeks $16bn in Climate Compensation at UN Conference
The floods that hit Pakistan last September displaced some 8 million people and killed at least 1,700. According to the UN, the...
Constant Tedder
Jan 9, 20232 min read


The EU’s Game-Changing Law to Fight Global Deforestation
On December 6, 2022, the European Union took an important step in the fight against global deforestation. On this date, a political...
Constant Tedder
Jan 5, 20234 min read


6 Positive Environmental News Stories From 2022
As yet another record-breaking year draws to a close, Earth.Org loos back at what has happened in the last 12 months. Fortunately,...
Constant Tedder
Dec 28, 20227 min read


New Zealand Changes Agricultural Emissions Scheme Amid Pressure From Farm Groups
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposed the world’s first agricultural emissions plan in October to put the country on track to meet its...
Constant Tedder
Dec 21, 20222 min read


Historic COP15 Deal Provides Critical Financing to Save the World’s Biodiversity
Negotiators reached the landmark agreement early on Monday, the last day of the two-week UN biodiversity conference. It includes a...
Constant Tedder
Dec 20, 20223 min read
EU Countries Agree on World-First Carbon-Border Tariff on Polluting Goods
The new carbon-border tariff will affect imports of polluting goods including steel, iron, cement, fertilisers, aluminium, and...
Constant Tedder
Dec 14, 20222 min read


What Is COP15? All You Need to Know About the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference
On Wednesday, 195 countries will gather in Montreal, Canada, for COP15, the UN’s biodiversity summit to halt ecological destruction and...
Constant Tedder
Dec 6, 20224 min read


Explainer: What Is an Emissions Trading Scheme and How Does It Work?
An Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a market-based, cost-effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Governments...
Constant Tedder
Dec 3, 20225 min read
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