The Indian government’s trade ministry has identified environmental technology as the “best prospect industry sector” for the country going forward. Serious environmental problems—India is the largest emitter of sulfur oxides in the world—and recently adopted policies are fueling growth in this sector. (India launched its third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard in June 2021) India’s overall environmental technologies market, includin

Wildlife crime is a serious international problem. Australia, rich in varied wildlife, is a target for wildlife traffickers. The Australian government recently deported a Malaysian reptile trafficker after the individual served time in an Australian prison. The Malaysian reptile trafficker was charged with attempting to export “21 parcels containing Shingleback lizards, Blue-tongue lizards, Geckos, Lace Monitors, Pythons and Water Dragons,” according to a news release from Au

Commercial fishing in the US hauled in 8.4 billion pounds of fish in 2021, valued at $4.7 billion. Recreational fishing landed an estimated 1 billion fish with 65% released. NOAA manages 460 different fish population stocks with over 90% not subject to overfishing in 2021. Fish population stocks on the overfishing list remained steady at 26, while overfished population stocks slightly increased from 49 to 51. Total landings were down by 10%, likely due to COVID-19 impacts. So

In May 2022, the Brazilian government’s environmental agency, IBAMA, announced that it had greatly reduced the impacts on coral of a proposed oilfield revitalization project through a licensing review. Oil producer Petrobas had sought approval for the project, which would have impacted coral formations in the Marlim offshore oil and gas field. IBAMA’s requirements led to the proposal of using “two new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) platforms and produ

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind and solar should be the larger renewable sources of US electricity generation this summer. Utility-scale solar generation between June and August 2022 is forecast to grow by 10 million megawatt hours (MWh) compared with the same period last summer. Wind generation is forecast to increase by 8 million MWh. Generation from coal and natural gas is forecast to decline by 26 million MWh this summer, but natural gas