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

EU's von der Leyen pledges more support for wind industry 15/9/2023

The European Union will put forward a package of measures to support its wind power industry as renewable energy companies struggle with challenges including inflation, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. ...more

England's rarest species to get £14.5m funding boost 15/9/2023

Nature projects to revive England's endangered species have been awarded £14.5m of funding by Natural England - the government's advisers. ...more

Biden's climate act to cut US emissions by 2030 by 35-43% -EPA 14/9/2023

The U.S. economy is on track to spew between 35% and 43% less carbon dioxide by 2030 from 2005 levels as a consequence of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a U.S. government report released on Tuesday showed. ...more

Greenwashing cases against airlines in Europe, US 14/9/2023

Airlines around the world are facing scrutiny from advertising and consumer agencies, regulators, and courts over allegedly making misleading claims about their sustainability efforts, sometimes dubbed "greenwashing". ...more

Britain’s fish populations are in a ‘deeply troubling state’ – report 14/9/2023

Half of Britain’s 10 largest fish populations are in a “deeply troubling state”, having been either overfished or depleted to a critically low size, according to a new report. The situation is being driven by the UK government setting catch limits at levels that exceed scientific advice, said Oceana, a Washington DC-based NGO. ...more

Spain's Andalusia region to buy land to expand endangered wetland 14/9/2023

The government of the southern Spanish region of Andalusia plans to buy swathes of land around the Donana National Park in a bid to preserve and expand its wetlands threatened by frequent droughts, rising temperatures and illegal water usage. ...more

Colombia was deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022 -advocacy group 14/9/2023

Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness said in a report on Tuesday. ...more

12th Edition of the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) 14/9/2023

Abu Dhabi is proudly hosting the 12th edition of the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) www.weec2024.org, for the first time in the Middle East, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. ...more