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COP30 presidency draws up early draft of deal text 19/11/2025
COP30 presidency draws up early draft of deal text Brazil's COP30 presidency has drawn up a draft of a possible deal. ...more
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30 19/11/2025
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30 Seoul announced its decision to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) of governments and organisations pushing to eliminate unabated coal as a power source, as Brazil hosts UN climate talks in Belem. ...more
Pope Leo urges stronger action as UN climate summit enters final week 19/11/2025
Pope Leo urges stronger action as UN climate summit enters final week Pope Leo criticized world governments on Monday for failing so far to slow global warming and called for a stronger response to the threat, as countries at the U.N. climate summit in Brazil's Amazon city of Belem entered the second week of negotiations with a goal to resolve their thorniest issues ahead of schedule. ...more
Allianz Green Transition Tracker 2025: Not (yet) doomed  19/11/2025
Allianz Green Transition Tracker 2025: Not (yet) doomed  Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the global green transition is reaching a decisive moment. Allianz Research’s latest report, “A decade after Paris: progress, paralysis and the race to net zero”, shows that while progress varies widely across countries, many are advancing more quickly than commonly assumed.    ...more
European wildcats could be seen again in England for first time in 100 years 19/11/2025
European wildcats could be seen again in England for first time in 100 years Two-year study finds area of woodland in Devon to be ideal habitat to support a controlled release of the creatures. ...more
Mahmoud El-Solh passes away 19/11/2025
Mahmoud El-Solh passes away The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) received with deep sorrow the news of the passing away of Dr. Mahmoud El-Solh, one of its leading associates. ...more
Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UN 18/11/2025
Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UN The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said demand could surge due to increases in population and wealth around the world, combined with more extreme heat. ...more
Global Renewable Energy Investment Hit USD 807 Billion in 2024 18/11/2025
Global Renewable Energy Investment Hit USD 807 Billion in 2024 Record investment in renewables, but growth pace slows to 7.3% ...more
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat 18/11/2025
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. ...more
Kew studies hot weather trees and new coffee types 18/11/2025
Kew studies hot weather trees and new coffee types While the climate change convention COP30 takes place in Brazil, a team of scientists in London is working on finding ways to help our changing planet, and keep topping up our caffeine intake. ...more
 
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