The Paris Olympics have bold climate plans, but few specifics 27/7/2023

Citing climate change as "the greatest challenge humanity has ever known", organisers have said they can reduce greenhouse gases from the Games with a variety of measures, including renewable energy and using existing venues rather than building new ones. ...more

UAE, UN, INTERPOL and EUROPOL Join Forces to Tackle Environmental Crime and Climate Crisis 26/7/2023

The International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), a joint initiative led by the UAE Ministry of Interior in close partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), launched today its roadmap for the years 2023 to 2025 focusing on five major initiatives aimed at tackling environmental crime and the climate crisis at large. ...more

Climate change role in July heatwaves 'overwhelming', scientists say 26/7/2023

Human-induced climate change has played an "absolutely overwhelming" role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists published on Tuesday. ...more

Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says 26/7/2023

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a United Nations report said Tuesday. ...more

US to spend $1.55 bln for oil and gas sector to cut methane emissions 26/7/2023

The U.S. government will provide up to $1.55 billion in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, two agencies said on Monday. ...more

UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policies to be relaxed 26/7/2023

Britain is sticking to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but some measures to reduce the carbon footprint of residential homes will be relaxed, senior government minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday. ...more

UAE says committed to meet CO2 emissions targets after criticism 25/7/2023

The United Arab Emirates has said it is committed to delivering targets to cut the CO2 emissions causing climate change after an independent research group said the country, which will host this year's COP28 climate summit, is far off track. ...more

UK PM Sunak: net zero is important but do not want to add to bills 25/7/2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the government's net zero targets were important to him, but he did not want to do anything that will add to people's bills at a time of high inflation. ...more

North Atlantic heatwave could be catastrophic for fish stocks, scientists warn 25/7/2023

This year’s North Atlantic heatwave may be catastrophic for fish stocks people rely on for food and livelihoods, scientists and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have warned. ...more

Pope urges world leaders to do more to tackle climate change 25/7/2023

Pope Francis said on Sunday that recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in countries such as South Korea showed that more urgent action was needed to tackle climate change. ...more