deforestation

Greenpeace International says millions of trees have been cut down to set up plantations supplying some of the world’s leading food companies

The firm has committed to ensuring none of its products are associated with the environmentally-damaging process by 2020

The country’s electricity mix consists of a 95% share of renewables

It will be the first payment for reducing around 4.8m tons of carbon emissions under a climate initiative that started in 2010

Speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit, the actor warned of a ‘looming climate catastrophe’

The announcement roughly doubles the funds the groups currently dedicate to forest protection

International businesses are risking $941 billion (£711bn) of investments by failing to adequately address the risks posed by deforestation. That’s according to a new report from CDP based on 201 global companies’ disclosures regarding the four commodities responsible for the bulk of deforestation and forest degradation – cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy. […]

The UK Government has announced two projects to help combat deforestation in Latin America. It is investing £19 million in the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) fund for projects in Brazil, Colombia and Peru to protect the Amazon Rainforest. It has pledged a further £43 million in the REDD for Early Movers (REM) initiative, in partnership […]

Environment MEPs are proposing to raise the EU’s renewable energy goals for 2030. They suggest increasing the share of energy from renewable sources such as solar and wind to at least 35%. It is part of the ongoing reform of the renewables energy directive, a central piece of EU energy and climate change policy, which […]

Brazil has opened up nearly a third of a vast national reserve in the Amazon to mining. The area, which is thought to be rich in gold and other minerals, covers 17,800 square miles across the northern states of Amapa and Para – this is an area larger than Denmark. A decree from President Michel […]