EU cracks down on e-waste: EU consumers may be able to request repairs for their worn-out home appliances between five to 10 years after purchase in a bid to crack down on consumer goods being trashed and replaced, Reuters reported. The new rule being discussed by the EU's executive branch would apply to fridges, vacuum cleaners, televisions, washing machines and other consumer goods deemed “repairable” under EU law. The inclusion of smartphones and tablets is also being considered. Companies could have the option to charge consumers for their repair once the guarantee expires, according to the newswire.

Is direct air capture too expensive? Capturing carbon from the air proved to be too energy intensive for it to play a significant role in reaching global climate goals, a future energy scenario modeled by Shell revealed, according to Bloomberg. Shell’s scenario illustrated that if the world limits its emissions in line with the Paris agreement, the demand for direct air capture would rise to 66 exajoules by the end of the century— more than the amount of energy needed to heat the world’s homes in the same period.