Nine globally significant Key Biodiversity Areas identified in the UAE 10/6/2024

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the designation of nine globally significant key biodiversity areas (KBA) in the UAE. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing 10/6/2024

Some of the world's major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects, five sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ...more

Aquafarming becomes main global source for fish, U.N. food agency says 10/6/2024

For the first time farmed aquatic production has exceeded the catch from traditional captured fisheries, the U.N. food and agriculture agency said on Friday, underscoring hopes that aquaculture can meet growing global demand for seafood. ...more

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected 10/6/2024

Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. ...more

Nature groups launch legal bid over wildlife loss 10/6/2024

A coalition of more than 80 nature conservation groups is launching a legal bid to force whichever party is in power next month to improve government targets on tackling wildlife decline in England. ...more

Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing 7/6/2024

The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the unprecedented death toll, new research reveals. ...more

New air quality station in Dubai’s Jebel Ali to monitor over 100 types of pollutants 7/6/2024

A new air quality monitoring station that can detect 101 types of pollutants was launched in Jebel Ali, Dubai on Wednesday, coinciding with World Environment Day (June 5). ...more

World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' 7/6/2024

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". ...more

IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024 7/6/2024

Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2 trillion this year, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, an International Energy Agency report showed. ...more

Longer range, faster charging, longer life: Integrals Power develops battery cell cathode materials that will transform electric vehicles 7/6/2024

Integrals Power is developing a range of high-performance cathode active materials that will enable batteries to become smaller, lighter, and more durable. These enhancements are essential to delivering more affordable electric vehicles that offer longer range and faster charging.     ...more