A quarter of freshwater fish risk extinction -study 13/12/2023

About a quarter of all freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction due to threats from climate change and pollution, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Monday. ...more

Bosnian cities top world air pollution charts but no quick fix in sight 13/12/2023

Bosnian towns have topped the world air pollution charts since last weekend, with the capital Sarajevo declaring an air quality warning and experts blaming residential solid fuel burning and transportation for the increase. ...more

UAE team wins $1m funding boost for climate-busting corals plan 12/12/2023

UAE climate researchers have secured a $1 million funding boost to support vital efforts to protect coral reefs against the impact of surging ocean temperatures. ...more

New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels 12/12/2023

The U.N.'s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai, which includes a range of actions countries could take to reduce emissions. ...more

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA 12/12/2023

A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won't be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday. ...more

Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’ 12/12/2023

Human destruction of nature is pushing the planet to a point of no return, and even a phase-out of fossil fuels will not stave off climate breakdown unless we also protect the natural world, one of the world’s top climate scientists has warned. ...more

Canada to offer incentives to cattle farms to reduce methane emissions 12/12/2023

Canada on Sunday introduced new economic incentives for beef cattle farms in order to reduce methane emissions from cows, according to a statement from the Canadian government. ...more

Morocco joins international campaign to phase out coal 11/12/2023

Morocco on Friday joined an international campaign to phase out coal, as it plans to secure more than half of its energy needs from renewables in the next seven years. ...more

Big divisions loom over fossil fuels as COP28 talks head into final phase 11/12/2023

Negotiators at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai remained far apart on the future role of fossil fuels on Sunday as talks at the Dubai summit entered their final stage. ...more

Draft COP28 text proposes Azerbaijan host next summit in 2024 11/12/2023

A draft text published on Sunday proposed that next year's COP29 climate summit be hosted by Azerbaijan between November 11 and November 22. ...more