US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network 5/10/2023

The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. ...more

Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, ecologists say 5/10/2023

Monoculture tree-planting schemes are threatening tropical biodiversity while only offering modest climate benefit, ecologists have said, warning that ecosystems like the Amazon and Congo basin are being reduced to their carbon value. ...more

New solar park unit boosts Dubai’s clean energy supply by 200 megawatts 4/10/2023

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned the 200 megawatt (MW) second unit of the parabolic basin complex in the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. ...more

UAE's Jaber says oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonization at COP28 4/10/2023

More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday. ...more

Type of storm that drenched New York is up to 20% wetter due to climate crisis 4/10/2023

The unmistakable influence of the climate crisis helped cause New York City to be inundated by a month’s worth of rain within just a few hours on Friday, scientists have warned, amid concerns over how well the city is prepared for severe climate shocks. ...more

UK had joint-warmest September on record, says Met Office 4/10/2023

Britain last month experienced its joint-warmest September on record, facing temperatures that would have been "practically impossible" without human-induced climate change, its national weather forecaster said on Monday. ...more

Death of dolphins in Amazon linked to severe drought, heat 4/10/2023

The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat. ...more

MENA Climate Week 2023 to Discuss Progress, Solutions in Riyadh 3/10/2023

Saudi Arabia, in coordination and collaboration with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is set to host the MENA Climate Week 2023 in Riyadh on October 8-12. ...more

IMF says private sector needs to shoulder most of climate investment burden 3/10/2023

Most of the $2 trillion in annual climate investments in developing countries needed by 2030 will have to come from the private sector, the IMF said, warning that governments risk high debts if they try to reach net-zero goals with public funds. ...more

Big Oil, heavy industry discuss emission curbs ahead of COP28 3/10/2023

Major oil and gas company chiefs held discussions with heavy industry bosses on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates in an effort to agree a firm commitment to reduce carbon emissions ahead of a United Nations climate summit next month. ...more