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A new initiative using cargo drones is transforming how supplies are delivered—and trash is removed—from Mount Everest. Led by Nepal’s Airlift Technology in collaboration with drone maker DJI, the program is using powerful drones to transport gear like oxygen tanks and ladders up the mountain, and bring garbage back down. Traditionally, Sherpas carried these loads […]

The European Commission is set to propose a new climate target for 2040 that would allow EU member states to use international carbon credits to account for up to 3% of their total emissions reductions. These credits would come from certified projects in developing countries, such as reforestation and sustainable land use initiatives in Brazil

A Texas-based company, Hiro Technologies, has developed a pioneering diaper designed to tackle the massive environmental problem of disposable diaper waste. Their product, called MycoDigestible Diapers, contains specially formulated fungi that can break down the plastic components once activated by moisture and warmth in landfills. This is a significant breakthrough given that, according to the

Indigenous and rural populations living along the Nanay and Pintuyacu rivers in Peru’s northern Amazon are facing a serious health and environmental crisis caused by mercury pollution from illegal gold mining. Recent research shows that nearly 80% of residents have mercury levels above the safe limits set by the World Health Organization, with young children

Southern Europe is in the grip of an unusually early and dangerous heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40 °C in cities across Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. Lisbon reached a scorching 42 °C, while Rome, Milan, and Naples were placed under maximum heat alerts. In Portugal, authorities have issued high wildfire warnings for nearly two-thirds of the

Canada marked a major milestone in the global energy landscape this June, with the launch of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from British Columbia to Asian markets. Supporters argue that LNG can serve as a “transition fuel,” replacing coal in countries like China and India and potentially cutting global emissions by hundreds of

Amid accelerating climate change and desertification, Iraqi farmers are adopting sprinkler irrigation systems to revive agriculture in the country’s southern deserts—where average summer temperatures soar past 50°C and rainfall is virtually nonexistent. Traditional flood irrigation from the once-mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers has become unreliable, with upstream damming in Turkey and Iran reducing flow by

Brazil is experiencing a rapid expansion in corn-based ethanol production, driven by a recent government decision to increase the national biofuel blending mandate from 13% to 15% by 2026. Traditionally known for its sugarcane ethanol, Brazil is now emerging as the world’s second-largest producer of corn ethanol, with production expected to exceed 6.5 billion liters

In response to the European Union’s new Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR), the Malaysian government has established a national committee aimed at strengthening the country’s compliance and defending its trade interests. The regulation, which takes effect at the end of 2024, requires companies exporting products like palm oil, cocoa, rubber, soy, and timber to the EU

At the UN climate talks in Bonn, member countries have agreed to raise the UNFCCC core budget by 10% for the 2024–2025 period, marking the first such increase since 2018. The move comes in response to growing demands on the UN Climate Secretariat, which is tasked with overseeing implementation of the Paris Agreement, coordinating annual