Biodiversity Cop17 seems to be stalling. Is it time to reform the process? | Environment
When things are not going well at an environmental summit, organisers often tell delegates that the “world is…
3,300 in Kerry town without safe drinking water for weeks
Over 3,300 people in Ballyheigue in Co Kerry have been without safe drinking water for over three weeks…
El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail | Papua New Guinea
Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua…
$3trn question: Can shipping transform itself from a climate laggard to a leader?
Shipping companies have reported windfall profits, yet claim they can’t afford to deliver on Net-Zero Framework Eastern Pacific’s…
Quebec’s new separatist government wants a bigger role in EU ties – POLITICO
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa on…
Preserving bat-mediated ecosystem functions | Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Simmons, N. B. & Cirranello, A. L. Bat Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Database (Version…
Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds | Water industry
Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has summoned water industry bosses to Whitehall after a report found that the…
Could Super El Niño push the polar vortex into uncharted territory this winter?
This winter could be one for the record books as Super El Niño and the Polar Vortex go…
Humans accidentally canceled the next ice age, scientists say
A shrinking ice cap in Arctic Canada tells a striking story of how humans may have halted the…
England needs 120% of normal rainfall to come out of drought this winter – storms won’t fix that yet
Storm Austen and Storm Boelo swept across the UK in quick succession. Rain lashed windows, river levels rose…
Loggerhead turtle Molly returns to the wild after 20 years of rehab in Kerry aquarium – The Irish Times
After more than 20 years in a Kerry aquarium and more than six months in a specialist sea…
Google billionaire’s wife Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, inviting scientists and engineers to develop faster oil-cleanup technology; one winning device recovered 4,670 gallons per minute | World News
After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4…