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![G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5C G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5C](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_257a6072-b043-44de-8b56-61d65c01e777_.jpeg) |
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Leaders at the G20 meeting in Bali on Wednesday agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius and recognized the need to speed up efforts to phase down coal use, in a potential boost to the COP27 climate talks. ...more |
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![Net Zero Pledges in G7 to Drive Up Global Hydrogen Demand by Up to 7 Times Net Zero Pledges in G7 to Drive Up Global Hydrogen Demand by Up to 7 Times](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b2f94336-d486-417d-8e92-6e3efb8849ac_.jpeg) |
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IRENA calls on G7 to ramp-up a global green hydrogen market; makes key recommendation to leaders for their G7 Hydrogen Action Pact. ...more |
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![UN Environment Programme – West Asia Office Launches the Net-Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia UN Environment Programme – West Asia Office Launches the Net-Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_43dd3e1a-192a-4734-9249-40b49f0e68e5_.jpeg) |
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UN Environment Programme, Regional Office for West Asia launched on 11 November its Net-Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia in a side event of COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, held at the Islamic Development Bank Pavilion at COP27 and gathering academics, country delegates and civil society representatives. ...more |
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![Call for application for the Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award Call for application for the Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_247a7725-0089-422c-8340-81067281f928_.jpg) |
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The Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award was established by virtue of COP 19 Decision IG.22/19 with the aim of recognizing efforts of local authorities in promoting sustainable development in Mediterranean coastal cities. The Award is one of the flagship initiatives of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD 2016-2025). ...more |
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![EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c74942a7-48e5-4a7f-b98d-6322b2849465_.jpeg) |
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The European Union plans to update its emissions-cutting target under the Paris climate accord, the EU climate policy chief told the COP27 summit on Tuesday, with the upgrade expected before next year's United Nations summit. ...more |
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![Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_25eeb042-bed7-4f07-8d87-e560e5704ab9_.jpeg) |
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The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due to climate change.
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![Renewables Will Generate 60% of Global Electricity by 2035 Renewables Will Generate 60% of Global Electricity by 2035](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1283114a-3647-4398-a93b-8796b1deca4f_.jpeg) |
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Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. To combat it, people need to change the way they produce energy. That's why more and more people are investing in renewable energy, such as solar and wind power. According to an analysis from BanklessTimes.com, the world is adjusting to renewable clean energy; by 2035, they are expected to generate 60% of global electricity. ...more |
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![World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2bd7a8bf-1f41-4afb-840f-5132c78cfe1b_.jpeg) |
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Every year, the world throws away around 931 million tons of food, most of it ending up in landfills, where it decomposes to produce around a tenth of the world's climate-warming gases, according to the United Nations. ...more |
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![World Bank Group Announces International Low-Carbon Hydrogen Partnership World Bank Group Announces International Low-Carbon Hydrogen Partnership](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b2b9c5e4-bfd8-44df-ba58-ffeb4ceaac2a_.jpeg) |
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On Energy Day at COP27, the World Bank Group announced the creation of the Hydrogen for Development Partnership (H4D), a new global initiative to boost the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen in developing countries. ...more |
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![Biden-Xi climate cooperation to energize COP27 negotiations Biden-Xi climate cooperation to energize COP27 negotiations](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_affba6f9-272e-48fb-a74d-818139ba09fa_.jpeg) |
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Monday to resume cooperation on climate change and other issues, offering a boost to bogged down and behind schedule negotiations at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. ...more |
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