Quakes and storms cause $95 billion in insurance losses in 2023 -Munich Re 11/1/2024

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, storms in the United States and other natural disasters caused an estimated $95 billion in insured losses in 2023, down from the previous year but still above the long-term average, Munich Re said on Tuesday. ...more

Nigeria destroys record $11.2 million in seized elephant tusks 11/1/2024

Nigeria on Tuesday destroyed 2.5 tonnes of seized elephant tusks valued at over 9.9 billion naira ($11.2 million) in a push to protect its dwindling elephant population from rampant wildlife traffickers. ...more

Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe 10/1/2024

The planet-warming emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, new research reveals. ...more

Dubai launches first phase of environmental awareness drive for industrial and service sectors 10/1/2024

Dubai Municipality has launched the first phase of its environmental awareness campaign for industrial and service enterprises. ...more

2023 was world's hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm 10/1/2024

Last year was the planet's hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world's warmest in the last 100,000 years, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. ...more

Norway to approve controversial deep-sea mining 10/1/2024

Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining. ...more

Microplastics in Antarctic studied in penguin droppings and water 10/1/2024

The amount of microplastics in the Antarctic is being analyzed by using nuclear science to study the region's waters, sediment and even penguin droppings. ...more

World Environment Day 2024: Boosting Land Restoration & Drought Resilience 9/1/2024

Preparations are underway for World Environment Day, which this year is being hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 5th of June. ...more

France to Build Eight instead of the Six Planned New Nuclear Plants 9/1/2024

France is set to build eight new nuclear plants on top of six already announced, the energy minister has said, arguing more reactors are needed to hit carbon reduction targets. ...more

Swiss, Thai groups close first sale of Paris Agreement carbon offsets 9/1/2024

A Thai electric bus operator said on Monday it had sold the first carbon offsets under a new system created by the Paris Agreement to a Swiss fossil fuel group, a major landmark for putting into action the eight-year-old United Nations climate accord. ...more