Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology 25/10/2023

Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an official at Japan's industry ministry said. ...more

G20 Countries Lag on Building Air Quality into Climate Plans 25/10/2023

Countries from the global south take the most action to improve air quality in their climate plans, while some of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting economies lack that vision, concludes a recent assessment of air pollution measures in national climate commitments. ...more

Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment 24/10/2023

Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about rising immigration outweighed those about the environment, final results showed on Monday. ...more

Cambodia to bank on solar, imports to address hydropower volatility 24/10/2023

Cambodia will bank on scaling up solar projects and electricity imports from neighbouring countries through regional grid interconnections to address volatility in hydropower output and rising power demand, its energy minister told Reuters. ...more

Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet unavoidable, study says 24/10/2023

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades. ...more

Nestle, Volvo among 130 companies urging COP28 agreement to ditch fossil fuels 24/10/2023

Companies including Nestle, Unilever, Mahindra Group and Volvo Cars are urging political leaders to agree a timeline at the upcoming U.N. climate summit to phase out fossil fuels. ...more

New climate maps predict major changes in vegetation by end of century 24/10/2023

A multinational study seen in Scientific Data and led by KAUST reports that the global climate has experienced notable changes in climate classification over the past century, and these shifts are projected to intensify in the coming decades. ...more

Climate 'loss and damage' talks end in failure 23/10/2023

A crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. ...more

Recycling reforms see separate food waste bins for England 23/10/2023

Long-awaited plans to reform recycling in England have been announced by the government. ...more

South Africa's climate grant funding from rich nations doubles to $676 mln 23/10/2023

South Africa has secured $676 million in grants from rich nations for a transition to green energy, more than double what they initially promised but still only a fraction of the total package, the rest of which it will have to repay with interest. ...more