Increasing Support to Low-Carbon, Resilient Urban Development 22/9/2023

The governments of Germany and Luxembourg announced new funding of EUR 50 million for the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund), a multi-donor fund, implemented by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank with partners. ...more

UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change 22/9/2023

British bird lovers will see a very different pattern of species as the climate warms, according to scientists. ...more

Climate Change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study 21/9/2023

Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said on Tuesday. ...more

UK PM Sunak to announce more 'proportionate' climate response 21/9/2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government's policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050, saying the response to the climate change should be more "proportionate." ...more

Brazil to revise climate targets to cut emissions 53% by 2030 -sources 21/9/2023

Brazil is expected to announce revised climate targets this week, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva strengthens a prior pledge made by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, government officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ...more

People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office 21/9/2023

People who work remotely all the time produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of office workers, according to a new study. ...more

France to seek minimum price for flights in Europe 21/9/2023

France will seek support from other European Union countries for a minimum price on flights in Europe in a bid to reduce the aviation sector's contribution to climate change, Transport Minister Clement Beaune has said. ...more

Climate takes center stage at UN as global temperatures hit record 20/9/2023

With the world on track to break the record for the hottest year in history, world leaders, business leaders, celebrities and activists have converged on midtown Manhattan for Climate Week and the U.N.'s Climate Action Summit, again focusing the world's attention on the climate crisis. ...more

UK offers $300 mln guarantee for Asia and Pacific climate fund 20/9/2023

Britain will provide guarantees of up to $300 million to a climate funding facility designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build infrastructure resilient to the impact of climate change in Asia and the Pacific. ...more

Germany likely to pass 50% mark for renewable power this year - minister 20/9/2023

Germany is likely to generate more than 50% of its power from renewable energy this year but needs to ramp up the speed of its transition towards the end of the decade, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday. ...more