Friday 19 Sep 2025 |
AFED2022
 
AFEDAnnualReports
Environment and development AL-BIA WAL-TANMIA Leading Arabic Environment Magazine

 
News
 
EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions 19/9/2025
EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline to set new emissions-cutting targets, owing to divisions among EU governments over its climate plans. ...more
India’s power-sector CO2 emissions fall for second time in over four decades, report says 19/9/2025
India’s power-sector CO2 emissions fall for second time in over four decades, report says India’s carbon dioxide emissions from its power sector declined by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 on strong clean energy additions and lower power demand, data from a research report showed, marking only the second drop in nearly 50 years. ...more
Democratic lawmakers urge Trump to drop plan to kill vehicle emission limits 19/9/2025
Democratic lawmakers urge Trump to drop plan to kill vehicle emission limits More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to abandon plans to repeal vehicle emission rules. ...more
Global emissions deal a priority for airlines at UN aviation assembly 19/9/2025
Global emissions deal a priority for airlines at UN aviation assembly A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that the industry can hit its own environmental targets, the head of trade body IATA told reporters on Wednesday. ...more
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024 19/9/2025
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024 Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency. ...more
UAE’s plan to ban single-use plastics by 2026: Everything you need to know 18/9/2025
UAE’s plan to ban single-use plastics by 2026: Everything you need to know Plastic, and its remnants such as microplastics, are now present in nearly every part of our lives, from daily shopping to the water we drink and the food we eat. Acknowledging the impact of plastic pollution, the UAE is taking decisive action to eliminate unnecessary plastic from everyday use. From January 2026, the country will introduce a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic products. ...more
Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’ 18/9/2025
Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’ Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found. ...more
Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU's forestry climate targets 18/9/2025
Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU's forestry climate targets Sweden and Finland could suffer "dire" economic consequences if they are forced to harvest less forest in order to meet their EU-mandated climate targets, the two countries said this week. ...more
Netherlands will highly likely miss 2030 climate goal, experts say 18/9/2025
Netherlands will highly likely miss 2030 climate goal, experts say The Netherlands will very likely miss its climate goal for 2030 as current policies to decrease greenhouse gas emissions fall short, the Dutch government's main climate policy adviser said on Tuesday. ...more
Young climate activists in court aim to stop Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders 18/9/2025
Young climate activists in court aim to stop Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders Group of activists, who range in age from seven to 25, include plaintiffs who won landmark climate case in Montana two years ago. ...more
1
2
3
4
5
  Next
 
Ask An Expert
Boghos Ghougassian
Composting
Videos
 
Recent Publications
Arab Environment 9: Sustainable Development in a Changing Arab Climate
 
ان جميع مقالات ونصوص "البيئة والتنمية" تخضع لرخصة الحقوق الفكرية الخاصة بـ "المنشورات التقنية". يتوجب نسب المقال الى "البيئة والتنمية" . يحظر استخدام النصوص لأية غايات تجارية . يُحظر القيام بأي تعديل أو تحوير أو تغيير في النص الأصلي. لمزيد من المعلومات عن حقوق النشر يرجى الاتصال بادارة المجلة
© All rights reserved, Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia and Technical Publications. Proper reference should appear with any contents used or quoted. No parts of the contents may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means without permission. Use for commercial purposes should be licensed.