EU Parliament gives formal approval to new EU climate chief 6/10/2023

The European Parliament gave its formal approval on Thursday to appoint Wopke Hoesktra as the EU's new head of climate change policy, paving the way for him to take on the role. ...more

2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high 6/10/2023

This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, with the global mean temperature to date this year 0.52 degrees Celsius higher than average, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. ...more

Amphibian crisis: 41% of species deemed threatened with extinction 5/10/2023

Earth's amphibians - from the thorny spike-thumb frog to the red knobby newt, West African giant squeaker, ornate tree toad and fire salamander - are being pushed closer to the brink due to habitat destruction, disease and climate change, with 41% of species now threatened with extinction. ...more

Switzerland, US donate $8 million to Brazil's fund to fight Amazon deforestation 5/10/2023

Switzerland and the United States have donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to help stop deforestation and preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest, the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) that manages the fund said on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change and its human causes cannot be denied, papal document says 5/10/2023

Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed to climate change deniers and foot-dragging politicians to have a change of heart, saying they cannot gloss over its human causes or deride scientific facts while the planet "may be nearing the breaking point". ...more

US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network 5/10/2023

The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. ...more

Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, ecologists say 5/10/2023

Monoculture tree-planting schemes are threatening tropical biodiversity while only offering modest climate benefit, ecologists have said, warning that ecosystems like the Amazon and Congo basin are being reduced to their carbon value. ...more

New solar park unit boosts Dubai’s clean energy supply by 200 megawatts 4/10/2023

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned the 200 megawatt (MW) second unit of the parabolic basin complex in the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. ...more

UAE's Jaber says oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonization at COP28 4/10/2023

More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday. ...more

Type of storm that drenched New York is up to 20% wetter due to climate crisis 4/10/2023

The unmistakable influence of the climate crisis helped cause New York City to be inundated by a month’s worth of rain within just a few hours on Friday, scientists have warned, amid concerns over how well the city is prepared for severe climate shocks. ...more