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Qatar’s Amir inaugurates Ras Laffan and Mesaieed Solar Power Plants 30/4/2025
Qatar’s Amir inaugurates Ras Laffan and Mesaieed Solar Power Plants The power plants join the Al-Kharsaah facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, in contributing to 15 percent of the local peak electricity demand. ...more
Costs for climate disasters to reach $145 bln in 2025, says Swiss Re 30/4/2025
Costs for climate disasters to reach $145 bln in 2025, says Swiss Re Hurricanes, storms, floods and other natural disasters may cause $145 billion in insured losses in 2025, nearly 6% up from 2024 and one of the costliest years on record, reinsurance company Swiss Re (SRENH.S) said in a report on Tuesday. ...more
US dismisses all authors of National Climate Assessment, email says 30/4/2025
US dismisses all authors of National Climate Assessment, email says President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed all contributors to the U.S. government's signature study that informs federal and local governments on how to prepare for climate change impacts, according to an email sent to them on Monday. ...more
New satellite will see through clouds to 'weigh' Earth's forests 30/4/2025
New satellite will see through clouds to 'weigh' Earth's forests A first-of-its-kind satellite that will be able to see through clouds and leafy canopies to assess how the world's rainforests are protecting the planet from climate change, has successfully launched. ...more
Climate tipping points: How close are we to irreversible change? 30/4/2025
Climate tipping points: How close are we to irreversible change? The planet is edging far closer to irreversible change than most policy debates acknowledge, according to the most comprehensive probability analysis yet of climate “tipping points.” ...more
How Abu Dhabi's salt domes could help the UAE reach its net-zero targets 29/4/2025
How Abu Dhabi's salt domes could help the UAE reach its net-zero targets Natural geological structures called salt domes in Abu Dhabicould play a leading role in the UAE’s energy transition, new research suggests. ...more
Fears Trump’s deep-sea mining order will irreparably harm ecosystems 29/4/2025
Fears Trump’s deep-sea mining order will irreparably harm ecosystems Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for the practice. ...more
Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record 29/4/2025
Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record The area of the UK burnt by wildfires so far this year is already higher than the total for any year in more than a decade, satellite data suggests. ...more
Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’ 29/4/2025
Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’ The government is failing to support the natural regeneration of trees in England owing to an overwhelming focus on planting, campaigners have said. ...more
Finnish cold-climate birds and butterflies rapidly decreasing 29/4/2025
Finnish cold-climate birds and butterflies rapidly decreasing Bird and butterfly species adapted to colder climates are facing a sharp decline in Finland, according to a new study published by the University of Helsinki. ...more
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