US to cancel Alaska oil, gas leases issued under Trump 8/9/2023

The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump's term. ...more

Dubai conference highlights global plastic recycling drive 7/9/2023

International efforts to boost plastic recycling rates and pave the way for a more sustainable future are taking centre stage in Dubai this week. ...more

Climate change and air pollution must be tackled together -WMO 7/9/2023

Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in isolation, a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday showed. ...more

August was hottest ever recorded, third straight month to set record 7/9/2023

Last month was the hottest August on record globally, the third straight month in a row to set such a record following the hottest ever June and July, the European Union's Copernicus climate change panel said on Wednesday. ...more

Sand dredging is 'sterilizing' ocean floor, UN warns 7/9/2023

Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and can wipe out local marine life irreversibly. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 66% in August 7/9/2023

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 66.11% in August to its lowest level for the month since 2018, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, in a significant mark for its environmental policy as destruction often spikes this time of year. ...more

World losing race to meet climate goals, COP28 president says 6/9/2023

The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 summit said on Tuesday, as African leaders called for changes to what they say is an unfair international climate finance system. ...more

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi announces the “Ghars Al Emarat” initiative 6/9/2023

Within the framework of the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy and Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative and the UAE’s hosting of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) – which will be held from 30 November-12 December 2023 at Expo City, Dubai, EAD announced the launch of “Ghars Al Emarat” (UAE Planting Initiative) that will see 10 mangrove trees planted for each conference visitor. ...more

G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015 -research 6/9/2023

Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia's CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday. ...more

Africa endures more severe warming than elsewhere, posing risk of conflict 6/9/2023

Africa is heating up at a faster rate than the rest of the planet and enduring more severe climate and weather disasters such as droughts, a joint U.N.-African Union report said on Monday, warning that climate change could stoke conflict over resources. ...more