World Economic Forum Launches Tech Hub for Climate Crisis 19/9/2023

The World Economic Forum introduced a new polar tipping points hub in its Global Collaboration Village. ...more

US suffers record 23 billion-dollar climate disasters so far this year costing $57.6 billion 19/9/2023

Hundreds of Americans have died due to climate catastrophes in 2023, which has already smashed records for the highest number of billion-dollar disasters incurred in a single year.  ...more

World needs $2.7 trillion annually for net zero emissions by 2050, Wood Mackenzie report says 18/9/2023

Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. ...more

Solar energy shines in global survey with 68% support 18/9/2023

More than two-thirds of the world's population favours solar energy, five times more than public support for fossil fuels, a global poll has found. ...more

EU steps in to boost Amazon rainforest protection plan 18/9/2023

The European Union on Friday threw its weight behind a plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, pledging to coordinate financial contributions from EU members and making sure the money was spent as intended under its Global Gateway investment scheme. ...more

Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts 18/9/2023

The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming. ...more

Global climate protests demand world leaders phase out fossil fuels 18/9/2023

Climate protesters were set to take to the streets in more than 50 countries from Friday to Sunday, in a weekend of demonstrations to demand that governments phase out the burning of fossil fuels heating the planet. ...more

Saudi Arabia to host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience 15/9/2023

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Saudi Arabia announced today. ...more

UN weather agency warns climate goals to tackle hunger and poverty are being undermined 15/9/2023

The UN's weather agency has warned only 15 per cent of the world's sustainable development goals, or SDGs, are on track. ...more

Human activity jeopardising Earth's life-support systems - study 15/9/2023

The Earth's life-support systems are facing greater risks and uncertainties than ever before, with most major safety limits already crossed as a result of planet-wide human interventions, according to a scientific study released on Wednesday. ...more