The European Parliament has approved a deal to scale back EU corporate sustainability and reporting requirements, easing compliance obligations for many companies.

A new UN Global Environment Outlook report estimates $5 billion in environmental damage every hour from food and fossil-fuel production, urging a fundamental reset of how the world prices risk, allocates capital and designs policy.

A surge in satellite launches and reentries is releasing metal particles and emissions into the upper atmosphere, prompting scientists to warn of underrecognized environmental and climate risks.

COP30 concludes with a last-minute agreement referencing the UAE consensus, acknowledging a transition away from fossil fuels while leaving key commitments voluntary and undefined.

At COP30, the world’s major power companies signal a decisive shift toward grid-scale investment.

University of Michigan researchers pioneer a circular-carbon breakthrough for aviation.

Environmental policy is fracturing ahead of COP30. Europe salvages a weakened deal, Brazil balances ambition with oil exploration, and Australia wavers on net-zero — revealing competing global approaches to the energy transition and rising climate risk.