Yong-Deng He and Zhong-Ming Ye, Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discuss their article: Disentangling the mechanisms behind indirect interactions between plants via shared pollinators: Effects of neutral and niche-based processes In biodiversity hotspots like the alpine meadows of north-western Yunnan, more than 100 flowering species can bloom in a single season. […]
Continue ReadingA mitigation marathon, a mutirão of ideas and a maze of multilateralism. But as the sun set over Belém, and the final gavel fell after two weeks of negotiations on the climate crisis, the world asked: did COP30 move us any closer to a safer, fairer, future? This COP, hosted for the first time on […]
Continue ReadingThe new Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2358 introduces transparency standards for certification schemes and sets out rules for the appointment and supervision of certification bodies, as well as for audit processes, under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. These harmonised monitoring and reporting standards are an essential step to build a coherent and trusted voluntary European […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission is inviting citizens, businesses, regional authorities, and all stakeholders to take part in a new public consultation on climate resilience. This is a unique chance to influence the EU’s future policies and determine how Europe prepares for and responds to climate change. Europe faces growing damages and costs from extreme weather events. […]
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Merz Seeks Flexibility for Automakers German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to ease its landmark 2035 ban on new combustion-engine car sales, arguing that “highly efficient” conventional vehicles should remain permitted beyond the deadline. Merz said he would formally urge the European Commission to allow hybrids and advanced combustion models alongside […]
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Rising Confidence in Sustainable Investing A new Morgan Stanley “Sustainable Signals” survey (2025) reveals that institutional investors worldwide are preparing to increase allocations to sustainable funds over the next two years, underscoring the resilience of ESG strategies despite political and regulatory challenges. Key Findings Drivers of Growth Institutional investors cite several factors behind their optimism: […]
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Ambitious Capital Raise Serentica Renewables, backed by private equity giant KKR, has announced plans to raise between $6 billion and $8 billion over the next five years to accelerate India’s clean energy expansion. The funding will support acquisitions and new projects as the company seeks to more than double its renewable energy portfolio The Hindu […]
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €192 million financing package to accelerate Romania’s green transition, funding the construction of three new solar power plants in the country’s south‑east. Financing Details The package will support projects in Slobozia, Corbii Mari, and Iepurești II, with a combined installed capacity of 531 MW. […]
Continue ReadingToday, the Commission adopted a proposal to amend the Market Stability Reserve Decision as regards the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) for the new emissions trading system for road transport and buildings (ETS2). This is a key step to deliver swiftly on the measures announced by Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra at the last Environment Council to ensure […]
Continue ReadingRanjan Muthukrishnan, St. Olaf College in the USA, discusses his article: Warming conditions reduce the impacts of an aquatic invasive macrophyte across a latitudinal gradient A dense patch of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in Lake Koronis growing nearly to the surface adjacent to a patch of water lilies. Photo by Ranjan Muthukrishnan. The challenge Climate […]
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