Kenya Spearheads Landmark Renewable Energy Initiative at Africa Climate Summit 6/9/2023

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with Kenya, Denmark, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates founded a new partnership on Monday, September 4, 2023, pledging to boost renewable energy in Africa. ...more

Hundreds of millions pledged for African carbon credits at inaugural climate summit 5/9/2023

An initiative to boost Africa's carbon credit production 19-fold by 2030 drew hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges on Monday as Kenyan President William Ruto opened the continent's first climate summit. ...more

Invasive species costs global economy $423 bln per year - UN report 5/9/2023

Fishing grounds choked by water hyacinths. Songbird eggs gobbled up by rats. Power plant pipes clogged by zebra mussels. And electrical lines downed by brown tree snakes. ...more

Climate crisis poses greatest risk to people with respiratory illnesses, experts warn 5/9/2023

The climate crisis may pose the greatest risks to people with respiratory illnesses, with high temperatures and changing weather patterns exacerbating lung health problems, experts have said. ...more

Antarctica's ice shelves are thinner than we thought. Here's what that means for sea levels 5/9/2023

New research has found that previous studies on the Antarctic ice shelves may have overestimated their thickness, an important factor for scientists to determine how fast sea levels could rise. ...more

Sustainability takes back seat in auto industry sourcing decisions - survey 5/9/2023

Automakers and suppliers are deprioritising sustainability initiatives in their sourcing policies and focusing on lowering exposure to geopolitical risk after years of supply chain turmoil, a survey of over 1,000 executives showed on Monday. ...more

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi Successfully Completes the First-of-its Kind Acoustic Survey of UAE Waters 4/9/2023

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced that the most advanced research vessel in the region, Jaywun, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing the first phase of the Fisheries Resources Assessment Survey in the waters of the United Arab Emirates. ...more

1 Billion Human Lives at Stake Due to Climate Change 4/9/2023

Climate change is no longer just an environmental topic, it’s a very real and looming threat to human lives. A comprehensive review of 180 articles has brought to light a staggering and somber prediction: One billion people may lose their lives to Climate change-related disasters in the coming century. ...more

EU to seek COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels, draft document says 4/9/2023

European Union countries are preparing to push for a global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the United Nations COP28 climate summit which begins in November, a draft of the EU's negotiating position showed. ...more

Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain 4/9/2023

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing - a small step towards tackling Europe's towering problem of discarded fashion. ...more