Scottish councils use about 20% of nature funds for routine spending, investigation says
Councils in Scotland have collectively used about £4 million of governmental nature restoration funding on office costs and routine spending, according to a media investigation published this week.
Read MoreEU has plenty of room for offshore wind, fishing, meeting 30×30 conservation target -report
The European Union would only need to use 0.19% of its waters to meet its 2030 offshore wind target, leaving ample space for commercial fishing and marine conservation, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Future uncertain for Indigenous Peoples as Peru pledges land rights recognition
The government of Peru’s recently announced pledge to improve Indigenous land recognition will only help people secure their territories in the Peruvian Amazon if this high-level statement drives official, long-lasting land demarcation, an Indigenous Kichwa leader told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreAustralian govt welcomes UNESCO’s proposal to class Great Barrier Reef as ‘not in danger’
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has suggested it might keep Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off its list of endangered world heritage sites, drawing a positive reaction from the country’s government but sparking criticism from scientists and NGOs.
Read MoreLCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heat
Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants.
Read MoreLCAW26: UK, Japan urged to work together on transition finance
The UK can be an ally in Japan’s long-running effort to promote transition finance, pushing investments towards emission cuts from polluting sectors, according the executive director of FinCity.Tokyo, Tokio Morita.
Read MoreLCAW26: FEATURE – Nature rises higher on climate week agenda as UK temperatures soar
The nature agenda has come into its own at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026 with numerous events spotlighting biodiversity credits and nature finance taking place across the capital as UK temperatures reach record June highs.
Read MoreLCAW26: INTERVIEW – Japanese govt should look beyond domestic carbon market to international credits, investor group says
The Japanese government is placing too great a priority on its domestic carbon market, the GX-ETS, and should expand focus to engage with international credits, a Tokyo-based public-private partnership said at London Climate Action Week (LCAW).
Read MoreNearly 1,700 active or unplugged oil and gas wells inside UK marine protected areas, report says
There are 1,685 oil and gas wells within the UK’s marine protected areas (MPAs), including 825 that are either under construction or currently drilled, according to a report published by a UK charity on Thursday.
Read MoreLCAW26: EU keen to establish a nature credit ‘group of friends’
The European Commission is aiming to set up an informal “group of friends” focused on nature credits, a member of the EU delegation to the UK told an event at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) on Wednesday.
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