Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains 11/10/2023

Microplastics have been found everywhere from the oceans’ depths to the Antarctic ice, and now new research has detected it in an alarming new location – clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains. ...more

Losses from China disasters reach $42 billion in first nine months of 2023 11/10/2023

China suffered direct economic losses of 308.29 billion yuan ($42 billion) over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons. ...more

MENA Climate Week: Highlights and images 10/10/2023

The Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW) opened on Sunday morning, bringing together policymakers, scientists, and other experts from the region and beyond to consider ways to urgently address climate change ahead of the the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28), which will convene in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 30 November – 12 December 2023. ...more

Saudi Arabia to launch greenhouse gases credits scheme next year 10/10/2023

Saudi Arabia will launch a greenhouse gas credits scheme early next year that will allow companies to offset their emissions by buying credits from projects that voluntarily cut or remove greenhouse gas emissions, the scheme's website said on Monday. ...more

Inauguration of the Platform for the Gulf Market Electricity Connection Project with Iraq 10/10/2023

Saudi Arabia will inaugurate today the platform of connecting the Gulf Electricity Market Project with Iraq, at the headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) in Al Dammam. ...more

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates 10/10/2023

The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather alone has already cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate. ...more

FIFA to 'mitigate environmental impact' of 2030 World Cup 10/10/2023

FIFA will take measures to "mitigate the environmental impact" of the three-continent 2030 World Cup, world soccer's governing body said. ...more

How Saudi-hosted MENA Climate Week aims to generate regional momentum for climate change mitigation 9/10/2023

Saudi Arabia is hosting Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (October 8-12), a conference that brings together experts and policymakers from the climate field and provides the Kingdom an opportunity to highlight its energy transition efforts. ...more

UAE opens 104 MW wind project ahead of U.N. climate summit 9/10/2023

The United Arab Emirates has launched its first wind project of commercial size, making use of technology to exploit low wind speeds, as it pushes to boost renewables before hosting the COP 28 climate summit next month. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September 9/10/2023

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic drought. ...more