A new analysis shows that CO2 has dropped 17% due to the pandemic lockdown. NOAA releases its hurricane predictions as Cyclone Amphan bashes India and Bangladesh. Yesterday was the International Day for Biological Diversity. What’s the significance? And more… Daily global carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 17% in 2020 by early April compared with the…

Is planting trees enough to slow climate change? No. Here’s why. World health leaders wrote to G20 leaders asking them to address the climate crisis in recovery plans (and they did). Indigenous leaders in Peru and Ecuador are calling for a halt to oil drilling in the Amazon. And more… Trees are amazing. They’re beautiful,…

Electrek rounds up commentary from black experts on climate, COVID, and racism in the US. Tropical Storm Amanda batters El Salvador and Guatemala with heavy rain and flooding. New Jersey will become the first state to teach climate change in the K-12 curriculum. And more… In a truly unprecedented week, the US is seeing nationwide…

The 2020 Environmental Performance Index is out — who’s No. 1? Here’s a roundup of great reads to learn more about links between racism and the environment. Germany, the largest emitter in Europe, submits its climate plan to the EU. And more… Yale and Columbia’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2020 is out — how does…

Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest and Norway’s first floating offshore wind farm, powered up yesterday for the first time. World’s largest offshore floating wind farm Norwegian power giant Equinor has developed and will operate Hywind Tampen, which consists of 11 8.6 megawatt (MW) turbines. It’s located around 140 km (87 miles) off the Norwegian…

After a decades-long recovery program, giant tortoises return to their Galápagos island. Florida youths’ climate court case was dismissed, but they will appeal. Pandemics are a result of the destruction of our environment, says the UN, WHO, and WWF. And more… About 50 years ago, there were only two males and 12 females of Galápagos…

The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk set a high-temperature record last Saturday. It was also the warmest month of May on record, with temperatures of 1.1F (0.6C) above the 1981-2010 average. Facebook’s refusal to fact check has thrown the door wide open for climate-change deniers. And more… When I read this week that the Siberian town…

The Plastic Free Foundation launched Plastic Free July in 2011. Here’s how you can make a difference permanently. Think you’re not in a flood zone? Double check with this comprehensive new data website. Three things we can do to improve resilience efforts against rising sea levels — NRDC And more… In 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (the…

The latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has been released, identifying the species most at risk of extinction. Vermont becomes the first state in the US to pass a ban on food waste. Colorado State University raises its 2020 hurricane forecast in July from 19 named storms up to 20. And more… The International…

US president Joe Biden and China’s president Xi Jinping today agreed to renew climate talks, ending months of silence due to geopolitical tensions. Here’s why that’s a major breakthrough. The US and China stopped talking about climate change in August after US representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan. There has also been a lot…