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Why the climate crisis is especially bad news for frightened flyers 27/10/2025
Why the climate crisis is especially bad news for frightened flyers There are three common types of turbulence – and our volatile atmosphere is making them worse. ...more
Adnan Badran Man of the Year 26/10/2025
Adnan Badran Man of the Year AFED Board of Trustees chairman Dr. Adnan Badran was honored as Man of the Year by the Shoman Foundation at a ceremony in Amman yesterday. ...more
No Sector on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals, State of Climate Action 2025 Finds
  24/10/2025
No Sector on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals, State of Climate Action 2025 Finds
  A major new assessment finds that the world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.   ...more
EU leaders to debate conditions for new emissions goal 24/10/2025
EU leaders to debate conditions for new emissions goal European Union leaders will seek to unlock a deal on a new 2040 emissions target on Thursday in time for next month's global climate talks despite growing pushback on green measures from some member states. ...more
Super-warming methane gas is being tackled too slowly, UN says ahead of COP30 24/10/2025
Super-warming methane gas is being tackled too slowly, UN says ahead of COP30 Almost 90% of satellite-detected methane leaks flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said Wednesday ahead of the COP30 climate talks next month. ...more
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows 24/10/2025
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows The first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for major disasters in the US, driven by huge wildfires in Los Angeles and storms that battered much of the rest of the country, according to a climate non-profit that has resurrected work axed by Donald Trump’s administration that tracked the biggest disasters. ...more
World Cup sends 'dangerous message' on climate 24/10/2025
World Cup sends 'dangerous message' on climate In eight months' time the 2026 World Cup will make history as the biggest single sporting event. But not everyone is celebrating. ...more
‘Stronger than concrete’: Startup turns plastic waste into Dubai education hub 23/10/2025
‘Stronger than concrete’: Startup turns plastic waste into Dubai education hub Dubai is set to witness a sustainable building revolution, thanks to Norwegian startup Othalo, which transforms plastic waste into affordable, durable building materials. Frank Cato Lahti, founder of Othalo, won Dubai Holding’s global sustainability challenge, ‘Innovate for Tomorrow’ 2024, with his pioneering project, ‘Upcycling Plastic into Homes’. ...more
EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start 23/10/2025
EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start The European Commission proposed a further softening of the EU anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, relieving the reporting burden for many smallholders and businesses but stepping back from delaying the world-first green policy by another year. ...more
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 23/10/2025
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables. ...more
 
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