The Irkutsk Region Development Corporation project and the Chongqing representative office of CRRC Corporation together with Chongqing Mammoth Brand Management plan to create a common Russian—Chinese production of electric buses, Izvestia reports.

And it will be connected with the phenomenon of El Nino - the fluctuation of temperatures of the surface layer of water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which, according to climate scientists, will form in the coming months and exacerbate extreme weather around the globe, The Guardian reports.

Global sales of electric vehicles increased significantly in 2022 due to the growing demand for them in China and Europe. Compared to last year, sales of fully electric cars jumped by 68% and amounted to 7.8 million units, Interfax reports, citing data from international analytical companies.

The ozone layer of the planet Earth is being restored according to the scheduled plan — this is the conclusion reached by the UN-supported group of experts on the scientific assessment of the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances of the Global Agreement on the Protection of the Earth's Ozone Layer, unep.org reports.

From January 11, the Russian Federation will begin issuing fines to drivers for throwing garbage out of a car, truck, trailer on the side of the road or in the forest. The sanctions come into force in accordance with the amendments made to the Code of Administrative Offenses, Kommersant writes.

How to grow an apple orchard and bring in a rich harvest will be discussed at the seminar “Peculiarities of creating modern intensive apple orchards in Turkmenistan”, which will be held online on the MS Teams platform in February this year. The forum will be organized as part of the USAID Central Asia Trade Program.

Single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates and trays will be banned in England to reduce pollution.

Strict compliance with the Paris Agreement will be able to save only 52% of glaciers by 2100, but with the current disregard of the treaty, this figure will be 32%, The Guardian reports, citing a study by scientists.

Snow is melting on the Alpine slopes in Switzerland due to high temperatures caused by global warming. Usually snow-covered mountain ranges are still green like in summer, according to the Swiss weather service MeteoSuisse.

A new book with climate-neutral cooking recipes "For People and Planet" has been published. The publication was prepared by famous chefs Manal Al-Alem and Jose Andres together with chefs and farmers from all over the world.