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Last updated: 2025-11-02 08:12:37
  • Talks on net zero shipping framework shelved as nations fail to reach consensus
    Published on: 2025-10-17 12:00 | Source: news.un.org

    Talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on adopting new global rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships ended Friday without agreement, as delegates voted to defer a decision for 12 months amid sharp divisions over the proposed Net-Zero Framework.

  • BBC Inside Science
    Published on: 2025-10-16 16:00 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk

    The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.

  • Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
    Published on: 2025-10-16 19:08 | Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

    Scientists are transforming miles of underwater fiber-optic cables into a vast listening network to monitor endangered orcas in the Salish Sea. This innovative Distributed Acoustic Sensing technology aims to capture whale vocalizations, providing crucial data on their response to ship traffic, food scarcity, and climate change, potentially revolutionizing ocean conservation efforts worldwide.

  • Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
    Published on: 2025-10-15 12:00 | Source: news.un.org

    Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

  • Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
    Published on: 2025-10-15 02:40 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk

    The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.

  • Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
    Published on: 2025-10-14 12:00 | Source: news.un.org

    The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating – and may adopt – a landmark framework to curb greenhouse gas emissions for global shipping, amid intense debate and open US opposition.

  • The ‘clean revolution is unstoppable’ but will it arrive too late?
    Published on: 2025-10-14 12:00 | Source: news.un.org

    A new report released on Tuesday warns the world is falling behind on its clean energy goals, prompting UN chief António Guterres to call once more for a ramped-up transition to a net zero global economy.

  • The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change
    Published on: 2025-10-13 12:00 | Source: news.un.org

    People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

  • Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
    Published on: 2025-10-10 08:01 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk

    Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

  • 'How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia'
    Published on: 2025-10-10 05:04 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk

    'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health.