Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say 11/1/2023

Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths. ...more

Hurricanes and floods bring $120 billion in insurance losses in 2022 11/1/2023

Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was making storms more intense and frequent. ...more

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.3% in 2022 - Rhodium 11/1/2023

Greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly from the previous year in 2022 by 1.3%, keeping the U.S. just 15.5% below 2005 levels and off track to meet its global pledge to slash emissions 50-52% by 2030, according to estimates published on Tuesday by research group Rhodium. ...more

Rare rhinos dodge poachers in world's top reserve for first time since 1977 11/1/2023

No rhinos were poached last year in the world's largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India's Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977. ...more

UN chief calls for sweeping reform of 'biased' financial system 10/1/2023

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive adequate funding from richer nations. ...more

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England 10/1/2023

Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the government has confirmed. ...more

Swiss right-wing party to call referendum in bid to block climate change law 10/1/2023

Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) will within a few days call a referendum aimed at blocking a draft law to cut greenhouse gas emissions, party officials said. ...more

‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world 10/1/2023

It is the plant that changed humanity. Thanks to the cultivation of wheat, Homo sapiens was able to feed itself in ever-increasing numbers, transforming groups of hunter-gatherers struggling to survive in a hostile world into rulers of the planet. ...more

Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year – study 10/1/2023

The global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods, a study has estimated. ...more

EAD launches new digital system ‘Eltezam’ 9/1/2023

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD), has recently launched ‘Eltezam’ – a new digital system for environmental inspection and compliance evaluation. This gives EAD’s inspectors the flexibility to evaluate facilities and projects based on actual on-site activities and operations. ...more