Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates 10/10/2023

The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather alone has already cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate. ...more

FIFA to 'mitigate environmental impact' of 2030 World Cup 10/10/2023

FIFA will take measures to "mitigate the environmental impact" of the three-continent 2030 World Cup, world soccer's governing body said. ...more

How Saudi-hosted MENA Climate Week aims to generate regional momentum for climate change mitigation 9/10/2023

Saudi Arabia is hosting Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (October 8-12), a conference that brings together experts and policymakers from the climate field and provides the Kingdom an opportunity to highlight its energy transition efforts. ...more

UAE opens 104 MW wind project ahead of U.N. climate summit 9/10/2023

The United Arab Emirates has launched its first wind project of commercial size, making use of technology to exploit low wind speeds, as it pushes to boost renewables before hosting the COP 28 climate summit next month. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September 9/10/2023

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic drought. ...more

UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children 9/10/2023

UNICEF on Friday said floods, storms, and other weather-related disasters have driven millions of children from their homes, with the situation set to deteriorate if action is not taken. ...more

Mont Blanc at lowest level in 22 years as hot summers shrink snowpack 9/10/2023

The Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, has lost more than two metres (6.5 ft) in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago as warmer summers reduced snowpack size, researchers said on Thursday. ...more

UN Green Climate Fund pledges reach $9.3 bln in second replenishment round 6/10/2023

The United Nations Green Climate Fund reached around $9.3 billion in pledges for its second replenishment round to help vulnerable countries cope with climate change, the fund's facilitator said on Thursday. ...more

EU strikes deal to reduce super-potent greenhouse gases 6/10/2023

The European Union agreed a deal on Thursday to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, part of the EU's broader plans to cut CO2 emissions and protect the environment. ...more

Climate change-related droughts dent progress on energy emissions -report 6/10/2023

Droughts limiting hydro-electric generation globally prevented a fall in the energy sector's overall carbon emissions in the first half of 2023 despite the growth of wind and solar power, climate think tank Ember said in a report on Thursday. ...more