UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children 9/10/2023

UNICEF on Friday said floods, storms, and other weather-related disasters have driven millions of children from their homes, with the situation set to deteriorate if action is not taken. ...more

Mont Blanc at lowest level in 22 years as hot summers shrink snowpack 9/10/2023

The Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, has lost more than two metres (6.5 ft) in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago as warmer summers reduced snowpack size, researchers said on Thursday. ...more

UN Green Climate Fund pledges reach $9.3 bln in second replenishment round 6/10/2023

The United Nations Green Climate Fund reached around $9.3 billion in pledges for its second replenishment round to help vulnerable countries cope with climate change, the fund's facilitator said on Thursday. ...more

EU strikes deal to reduce super-potent greenhouse gases 6/10/2023

The European Union agreed a deal on Thursday to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, part of the EU's broader plans to cut CO2 emissions and protect the environment. ...more

Climate change-related droughts dent progress on energy emissions -report 6/10/2023

Droughts limiting hydro-electric generation globally prevented a fall in the energy sector's overall carbon emissions in the first half of 2023 despite the growth of wind and solar power, climate think tank Ember said in a report on Thursday. ...more

EU Parliament gives formal approval to new EU climate chief 6/10/2023

The European Parliament gave its formal approval on Thursday to appoint Wopke Hoesktra as the EU's new head of climate change policy, paving the way for him to take on the role. ...more

2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high 6/10/2023

This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, with the global mean temperature to date this year 0.52 degrees Celsius higher than average, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. ...more

Amphibian crisis: 41% of species deemed threatened with extinction 5/10/2023

Earth's amphibians - from the thorny spike-thumb frog to the red knobby newt, West African giant squeaker, ornate tree toad and fire salamander - are being pushed closer to the brink due to habitat destruction, disease and climate change, with 41% of species now threatened with extinction. ...more

Switzerland, US donate $8 million to Brazil's fund to fight Amazon deforestation 5/10/2023

Switzerland and the United States have donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to help stop deforestation and preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest, the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) that manages the fund said on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change and its human causes cannot be denied, papal document says 5/10/2023

Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed to climate change deniers and foot-dragging politicians to have a change of heart, saying they cannot gloss over its human causes or deride scientific facts while the planet "may be nearing the breaking point". ...more