Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’ 21/5/2024

Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been influenced by climate change, scientists have said. ...more

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study 21/5/2024

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men. ...more

Why the world's oceans are changing colour 21/5/2024

he balance of phytoplankton populations in the sea is shifting as a result of human-induced climate change, altering the oceans in profound ways. ...more

Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars 21/5/2024

Ships calling at the UK’s most-polluted ports produce more nitrogen oxides than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has shown. ...more

Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? 21/5/2024

With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as the machine, hovering about 20 metres above the ground, begins unloading its precious cargo and a cocktail of seeds rains down onto the land below. ...more

UAE announces new long-term ‘Blue Residency’ visa 20/5/2024

UAE announced Wednesday a new long-term visa for professionals working in fields of sustainability and environment action, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. ...more

Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report 20/5/2024

The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war, research has found. ...more

Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance 20/5/2024

Oil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The smell of it greets the visitor on arrival and from the shores of the Caspian Sea on which the city is built the tankers are eternally visible. Flares from refineries near the centre light up the night sky, and you do not have to travel far to see fields of “nodding donkeys”, small piston pump oil wells about 6 metres (20ft) tall, that look almost festive in their bright red and green livery. ...more

Britain eyes 2026 start for tougher company climate disclosures 20/5/2024

Britain said on Thursday it would decide in the second quarter of next year on whether to endorse a global set of climate disclosures that would be mandatory for listed companies from January 2026. ...more

More than 60% of world's coral reefs may have bleached in past year, NOAA says 20/5/2024

Nearly two-thirds of the world's coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to trigger bleaching over the past year, the leading agency monitoring coral reefs said on Thursday. ...more