Developed countries must urgently provide funding to developing countries on the frontline of the frontline of the biodiversity crisis, says WWF 22/8/2023

In the face of escalating impacts of the world’s nature and climate crises, including record-breaking temperatures and wildfires, WWF urges developed countries to commit greater funds to support developing countries’ conservation efforts in systems and places where they will have the greatest impact for people and nature.  ...more

Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe 22/8/2023

A Swiss weather balloon had to climb to an unprecedented 5,300 metres (17,400ft) before the temperature fell to 0C (32F), meteorologists have said, as a late summer heatwave and wildfires continue to pummel swathes of continental Europe. ...more

Pope Francis to update landmark document on world environmental crisis 22/8/2023

Pope Francis said on Monday that he was writing a follow-up to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the protection of the environment and the dangers of climate change "to bring it up to date". ...more

London's clean-air zone expansion hit by camera vandalism 21/8/2023

Hundreds of cameras installed on London's roads to enforce a clean-air zone that imposes a daily charge on some motorists have been vandalised amid fierce opposition to its upcoming expansion, police said on Friday. ...more

Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says 21/8/2023

Sea levels in the South-West Pacific are rising faster than the global average, threatening low-lying islands while heat damages marine ecosystems, the U.N. meteorological agency said on Friday. ...more

Coe says sports must take responsibility for adapting to climate change 21/8/2023

Athletics faces an uncertain future in the face of the changing climate, with the sport's head Sebastian Coe warning on Friday that athletes are already suffering and some member federations' countries might not even exist in the future. ...more

‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds 21/8/2023

The “gigantic” power of the meat and dairy industries in the EU and US is blocking the development of the greener alternatives needed to tackle the climate crisis, a study has found. ...more

Mountain treelines are rising due to climate crisis, study finds 21/8/2023

Mountain treelines are rising in response to the climate crisis, a study has found. ...more

'Silent threat': Bahrain to build walls against rising sea 18/8/2023

By next year, the tiny Gulf state will begin building its coastal defences against sea levels that have begun advancing, by widening beaches, constructing taller sea walls and elevating land. ...more

'Unrealistic' global offshore wind expansion target would require $27 billion by 2026, says Wood Mackenzie 18/8/2023

Government targets to increase wind power installations globally by five-fold annually by 2030 are unrealistic and would require $27 billion in investment in the supply chain by 2026, Wood Mackenzie said in a report. ...more