UAE: Soon, a robot houbara will study the bird up close 12/9/2023

Plans are underway to develop a robot houbara to gain unprecedented access to the bird and study its behaviour up-close. ...more

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’ 12/9/2023

Climate change is causing human rights emergencies around the world, the United Nations human rights chief says, specifically highlighting Iraq’s “spiralling damage” from global warming. ...more

UK commits $2 billion to UN-backed climate fund 12/9/2023

Britain will commit to provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cope with climate change, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday at the G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi. ...more

Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean 12/9/2023

In a landmark hearing, small island nations disproportionately affected by the climate crisis will take on high-emitting countries in a court in Hamburg, Germany, on 11 September, in what is being seen as the first climate justice case aimed at protecting the ocean. ...more

Peru and US strike $20 mln Amazon-focused debt for nature deal 12/9/2023

The United States has struck a deal with Peru that will help the Latin American country restore and protect some of its parts of the Amazon rainforest in return for a $20 million cut in its debt. ...more

G20 agrees to pursue tripling renewables capacity but stop short of major goals 11/9/2023

G20 leaders on Saturday agreed to pursue tripling renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and accepted the need to phase-down unabated coal power, but stopped short of setting major climate goals. ...more

U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals 11/9/2023

The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis. ...more

Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-September, study says 11/9/2023

Nearly all of the world's population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a peer-reviewed research report published late on Thursday. ...more

IMF and World Bank pledge stronger collaboration on climate change 11/9/2023

The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Thursday that the two bodies will enhance joint efforts to tackle the “existential threat of climate change”, as the world continues to grapple with economic challenges. ...more

British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far 11/9/2023

Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius (91.8 degrees Fahrenheit) at London's Kew Gardens. ...more