2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say 10/12/2024

This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. ...more

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says 10/12/2024

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows. ...more

EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, scientists say 10/12/2024

European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weather. ...more

World Cup on Three Continents Raises Environmental Alarm 10/12/2024

The 2030 FIFA is set to embark on an ambitious journey, seeing football teams and throngs of fans traverse three continents for an event that has raised significant concerns regarding its environmental impact. ...more

Climate-vulnerable countries push for credit rating overhaul 9/12/2024

A group of climate vulnerable nations is using a U.N. meeting this week to push for a credit ratings overhaul, arguing ratings should reflect climate resilience measures, an advisor to the group told Reuters. ...more

‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects 9/12/2024

New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants. ...more

More than 400 chemicals in plastic products linked to breast cancer – study 9/12/2024

More than 400 chemicals regularly used in everyday plastic products are linked to breast cancer, and the dangerous compounds could be a driver of increasingly elevated cancer rates in young women, new research finds. ...more

Dutch airport Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights per year to reduce noise 9/12/2024

Amsterdam Schiphol airport's total flight capacity will be lowered by 4% next year in an effort to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday. ...more

Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists 9/12/2024

Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggests. ...more

Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court 6/12/2024

Climate justice campaigners have condemned the US after the world’s largest historic greenhouse gas emitter argued against countries being legally obliged to combat the climate crisis. ...more