|
|
|
![South Africa says it is still analyzing details of $8.5 billion climate deal with rich nations South Africa says it is still analyzing details of $8.5 billion climate deal with rich nations](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7366a0f3-299d-4f4d-9dbf-7d64117b9c84_.jpeg) |
|
South Africa's government is still analysing details of a $8.5 billion financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help the country shift away from coal, environment minister Barbara Creecy said on Tuesday. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Airlines miss all but one target - report Airlines miss all but one target - report](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cde5b12e-5206-46b7-868d-ebc44a05919d_.jpeg) |
|
UK airlines have missed all climate targets set since 2000 except for one, a new report claims. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Commercial fishing waste causes growing concern Commercial fishing waste causes growing concern](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4dae2110-795e-40f3-9119-2862ba30f445_.jpeg) |
|
With 820 million people globally going hungry, the scandal of fish waste is especially shocking. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about 35% of all fish, mollusks and crustaceans taken from the world’s waters never reach a dinner plate. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0100ca0d-ee5e-4ab7-bdbb-2b9fc136e24d_.jpeg) |
|
The world faces a 50% chance of warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![EU plans one-year renewable energy permits for faster green shift EU plans one-year renewable energy permits for faster green shift](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5aada597-206e-4475-84e8-d8798db2637d_.jpeg) |
|
The European Union executive wants to speed up the bloc's green transition and cut its reliance on Russian fuels by allowing some renewable energy projects to receive permits within a year, a draft document shows. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![China's sea levels touched new high in 2021, government study shows China's sea levels touched new high in 2021, government study shows](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7a98489d-0167-4cdf-8d6e-48c254ddab93_.jpeg) |
|
China's sea levels reached their highest on record last year, swelled by rising water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps, the government said in a report. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 bln to restore forests, land Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 bln to restore forests, land](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4ea94303-b472-4733-ae51-2624a56fa8e1_.jpeg) |
|
Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion for a five-year land restoration programme to bring back forest and increase food production, President Alassanne Ouattara said on Monday at the start of a United Nations conference on desertification. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8d92fc3e-9be3-4a29-8943-782753906fc6_.jpeg) |
|
Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe's largest floating solar park in July. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Rich nations must stick to climate promises, says U.S. envoy Kerry Rich nations must stick to climate promises, says U.S. envoy Kerry](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c38b0a63-981e-497b-91b2-58b3187e0805_.jpeg) |
|
The world's richest nations must implement their promises to keep alive a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told Reuters on Saturday. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
![Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e2f49387-b2b9-41d5-8710-a886eacb4d92_.jpeg) |
|
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year -- the previous April record -- preliminary government data showed on Friday, alarming environmental campaigners. ...more |
|
|