World losing race to meet climate goals, COP28 president says 6/9/2023

The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 summit said on Tuesday, as African leaders called for changes to what they say is an unfair international climate finance system. ...more

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi announces the “Ghars Al Emarat” initiative 6/9/2023

Within the framework of the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy and Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative and the UAE’s hosting of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) – which will be held from 30 November-12 December 2023 at Expo City, Dubai, EAD announced the launch of “Ghars Al Emarat” (UAE Planting Initiative) that will see 10 mangrove trees planted for each conference visitor. ...more

G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015 -research 6/9/2023

Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia's CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday. ...more

Africa endures more severe warming than elsewhere, posing risk of conflict 6/9/2023

Africa is heating up at a faster rate than the rest of the planet and enduring more severe climate and weather disasters such as droughts, a joint U.N.-African Union report said on Monday, warning that climate change could stoke conflict over resources. ...more

Kenya Spearheads Landmark Renewable Energy Initiative at Africa Climate Summit 6/9/2023

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with Kenya, Denmark, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates founded a new partnership on Monday, September 4, 2023, pledging to boost renewable energy in Africa. ...more

Hundreds of millions pledged for African carbon credits at inaugural climate summit 5/9/2023

An initiative to boost Africa's carbon credit production 19-fold by 2030 drew hundreds of millions of dollars of pledges on Monday as Kenyan President William Ruto opened the continent's first climate summit. ...more

Invasive species costs global economy $423 bln per year - UN report 5/9/2023

Fishing grounds choked by water hyacinths. Songbird eggs gobbled up by rats. Power plant pipes clogged by zebra mussels. And electrical lines downed by brown tree snakes. ...more

Climate crisis poses greatest risk to people with respiratory illnesses, experts warn 5/9/2023

The climate crisis may pose the greatest risks to people with respiratory illnesses, with high temperatures and changing weather patterns exacerbating lung health problems, experts have said. ...more

Antarctica's ice shelves are thinner than we thought. Here's what that means for sea levels 5/9/2023

New research has found that previous studies on the Antarctic ice shelves may have overestimated their thickness, an important factor for scientists to determine how fast sea levels could rise. ...more

Sustainability takes back seat in auto industry sourcing decisions - survey 5/9/2023

Automakers and suppliers are deprioritising sustainability initiatives in their sourcing policies and focusing on lowering exposure to geopolitical risk after years of supply chain turmoil, a survey of over 1,000 executives showed on Monday. ...more