UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know 18/7/2023

A UN-led operation years in the making to prevent a large-scale oil spill from occurring off Yemen’s Red Sea coast has made major gains. ...more

Global temperatures near record highs as US, China meet on climate 18/7/2023

Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world's two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, sought on Monday to reignite talks on climate change. ...more

Carbon-free flights promised 'within two years' 18/7/2023

An aviation company plans to run commercial flights using an electric engine that creates no carbon emissions by 2025. ...more

These countries are facing the biggest health impacts 18/7/2023

Medical Aid, a South African insurance comparison website, investigated the effects of environmental issues like poor water quality, pollution, sanitation and chemical exposure on the health of citizens in 103 countries around the world. The information is summarized in a report titled, “Climate Health: Where in the World is Climate Change Impacting Health the Most?” ...more

Iraq's water crisis drying up fish farming in Basra 17/7/2023

Iraq is in the grip of a severe water shortage which has left crop growers and food producers such as Iraqi fish farmer Qasem Karam facing the loss of their livelihoods. ...more

US, China envoys seek to revive climate diplomacy 17/7/2023

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was "imperative that China and the United States make real progress" in the four months before the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, as he met his counterpart Xie Zhenhua in the Chinese capital on Monday. ...more

Countries warn against over-reliance on carbon capture tech 17/7/2023

Technologies to capture CO2 emissions are no substitute for a drastic cut in fossil fuels and their use should be limited, a group of countries warned on Friday, as tensions grow over the role of climate technologies ahead of this year's COP28 summit. ...more

Wind and solar to produce over a third of global power by 2030, report says 17/7/2023

Wind and solar projects are on track to account for more than a third of the world's electricity by 2030, signalling that the energy sector can achieve the change needed to meet global climate goals, a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) said on Thursday. ...more

UK councils call for ban on disposable vapes by 2024 17/7/2023

Councils in England and Wales have called on the UK government to ban the sale of single use vapes by 2024 on both environmental and health grounds. ...more

UAE's COP28 president lays out plan for 'brutally honest' climate summit 14/7/2023

Countries at this year's U.N. climate summit must face up to how far behind they are lagging on climate change targets and agree a plan to get on track, the United Arab Emirates' incoming president of the event said on Thursday. ...more