Human impact has reduced natural land carbon stocks by 24%
Human activities such as deforestation and the expansion of agricultural land has had a massive impact on natural land carbon…
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Smarter data use reshapes consumer goods companies’ profitability and sustainability
Op-ed by Ruediger Hagedorn, Data-Driven Value Chain Director, The Consumer Goods Forum. In today’s ‘age of AI’, how companies use data…
Number of companies setting comprehensive climate targets jumps by 227%
The number of companies setting both near-term and net-zero science-based climate targets rose by 227% between the end of 2023…
EU greenhouse gas emissions rose 3.4% in the first quarter of 2025
The European Union recorded greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 900 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalents in the first quarter of this…
Met Éireann awards funding to climate and flood forecasting research
Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, has announced €2.8 million in funding for six university-led research projects focused on…
Envision Energy earns a CDP Climate Change ‘A’ Rating
Envision Energy has become the first Chinese renewable energy company to earn a CDP Climate Change ‘A’ rating. The company,…
UN adopts carbon credit standard to support underserved communities
The UN body tasked with implementing the Paris Agreement’s carbon market, the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, has adopted a new…
Nature-based climate solutions need to be restructured to work more effectively
Nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are currently ‘falling short’, and need to be restructured in order to work more effectively, a…
Access to finance crucial for cities’ climate transition plans
Cities around the world will need access to climate finance to turn their sustainability goals into reality, the Global Covenant…
Duration of heatwaves outpaces that of global warming, study finds
Researchers at UCLA and the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Santiago, Chile, have found that the duration of heatwaves is accelerating…