Island nations blame rich countries for climate inaction at UN assembly 25/9/2023

Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the failure by developed countries to act with urgency had put the islands' survival at risk.Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the failure by developed countries to act with urgency had put the islands' survival at risk. ...more

Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide 25/9/2023

At least 23 million people around the world live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal-mining activity, according to a study. ...more

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance 25/9/2023

A key plank of the UK government’s defence against the biggest climate legal action in the world next week has fallen away as a result of the U-turn by the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, on green policies. ...more

Global push for clean hydrogen foiled by costs and lack of support, report finds 25/9/2023

The global push for clean hydrogen is being held back by rising costs and “lagging” policy support from governments, a report has found. ...more

Recycling Plastic Not Enough, Warns UN Environment Chief 25/9/2023

With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its way out of the mess, and she called for a total rethink about the way we use plastics. ...more

UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters 22/9/2023

Countries addressing a climate summit during the U.N. General Assembly criticized big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said time was running short thanks to the "naked greed" of fossil fuel interests. ...more

Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits 22/9/2023

A new U.N. treaty to protect the world's oceans was signed by 67 countries on Wednesday, another step in efforts to reverse the damage done to fragile marine environments by overfishing and other human activities. ...more

Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air 22/9/2023

Europe is facing a “severe public health crisis”, with almost everyone across the continent living in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, an investigation by the Guardian has found. ...more

Increasing Support to Low-Carbon, Resilient Urban Development 22/9/2023

The governments of Germany and Luxembourg announced new funding of EUR 50 million for the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund), a multi-donor fund, implemented by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank with partners. ...more

UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change 22/9/2023

British bird lovers will see a very different pattern of species as the climate warms, according to scientists. ...more