Global airlines group to boost focus on non-CO2 emissions 2/6/2023

Global airlines are setting up a task force to deal with non-carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, stepping up efforts to tackle cloudy streaks formed by aircraft known as contrails, an environmental threat that until now has taken a backseat to carbon pollution in the response to global warming. ...more

Fish move to colder waters as a result of global warming 2/6/2023

Rising ocean temperatures are forcing fish to move to colder water or to dive deeper, scientists said on Wednesday. ...more

Etihad is once again world’s most environment-friendly airline 1/6/2023

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, which has been spearheading the global drive towards green aviation, has won a seal of approval for the second year running. ...more

Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says 1/6/2023

Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the United Nations said. ...more

Climate Change Is Exacerbating Inflation Worldwide 1/6/2023

Climate change is accelerating inflation in dozens of countries around the world, new research says. And the trend is expected to continue as the world heats up. ...more

Swiss citizens are set to vote on a new climate law 1/6/2023

Switzerland is voting on an ‘important’ new climate law after a record-breakingly hot spring. ...more

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere 1/6/2023

WMO warned on Tuesday that glaciers and ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accounts for some 50 per cent of sea level rise, which is accelerating, with disastrous impacts on small island developing states (SIDS) and densely populated coastal areas. ...more

Abu Dhabi Launches First All-electric Waste Collection Lorry 31/5/2023

Abu Dhabi has unveiled its first all-electric waste collection lorry to help boost the UAE's drive towards a net-zero future. ...more

Power prices dip to negative in Europe amid clean energy boost 31/5/2023

Over the last week, several European countries had power prices in the wholesale energy market dip into negative values during daylight hours. ...more

More insurers desert net-zero alliance as U.N. climate group sounds alarm 31/5/2023

Lloyd's of London became the sixth organisation to quit a net-zero alliance for insurers within 36 hours on Friday, as a U.N.-backed coalition of financial groups warned about the fallout of "political attacks" on insurers in the United States. ...more