Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says 26/7/2023

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a United Nations report said Tuesday. ...more

US to spend $1.55 bln for oil and gas sector to cut methane emissions 26/7/2023

The U.S. government will provide up to $1.55 billion in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, two agencies said on Monday. ...more

UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policies to be relaxed 26/7/2023

Britain is sticking to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but some measures to reduce the carbon footprint of residential homes will be relaxed, senior government minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday. ...more

UAE says committed to meet CO2 emissions targets after criticism 25/7/2023

The United Arab Emirates has said it is committed to delivering targets to cut the CO2 emissions causing climate change after an independent research group said the country, which will host this year's COP28 climate summit, is far off track. ...more

UK PM Sunak: net zero is important but do not want to add to bills 25/7/2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the government's net zero targets were important to him, but he did not want to do anything that will add to people's bills at a time of high inflation. ...more

North Atlantic heatwave could be catastrophic for fish stocks, scientists warn 25/7/2023

This year’s North Atlantic heatwave may be catastrophic for fish stocks people rely on for food and livelihoods, scientists and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have warned. ...more

Pope urges world leaders to do more to tackle climate change 25/7/2023

Pope Francis said on Sunday that recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in countries such as South Korea showed that more urgent action was needed to tackle climate change. ...more

Brazil's most iconic monument lit up by Climate Clock 25/7/2023

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated on Saturday to project the Climate Clock, showing how little time the world hasleftto slow global warming sufficiently to avert disaster. ...more

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists 24/7/2023

A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented. ...more

G20 bloc fails to reach agreement on cutting fossil fuels 24/7/2023

The Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting in India failed on Saturday to reach consensus on phasing down fossil fuels following objections by some producer nations. ...more