Antarctic ice levels undergo 'massive decrease', data shows 12/7/2023

Antarctic sea ice levels reached record lows last month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, a development climate change experts described as worrisome. ...more

Mohamed El-Ashry Passes Away 11/7/2023

With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced the passing of Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry (1940-2023), founding member of AFED Board of Trustees, in Florida, USA. ...more

Saudi should 'review' emissions targets: French minister 11/7/2023

Agnes Pannier-Runacher left the world's biggest oil exporter early Sunday morning after meeting with her Saudi counterpart and French and Saudi business people. ...more

Population Growth and Climate Vulnerability are Linked, and so are Effective Interventions, New NGO Report Finds 11/7/2023

On the eve of World Population Day, the Washington, DC-based NGO Population Institute published a report on “Population and Climate Vulnerability,” which demonstrates important connections between population growth and society’s ability to manage climate change impacts.  ...more

World's war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot 11/7/2023

When it comes to taking stock of global emissions, there's an elephant in the room: the world's armed forces. ...more

Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows 11/7/2023

The plastics consumed yearly by Australians have a greenhouse emissions impact equivalent to 5.7m cars – more than a third of the cars on Australia’s roads, new analysis suggests. ...more

Yellen urges China to fight climate change 10/7/2023

The United States and China, as the world's two largest economies, must work together to combat the "existential threat" of climate change, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese government officials and climate experts on Saturday. ...more

Countries adopt mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal for shipping 10/7/2023

Countries on Friday adopted a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for shipping that sets a net zero emissions target by around the middle of the century, prompting environmental groups to say it was nowhere near ambitious enough. ...more

How warming oceans are driving the climate juggernaut 10/7/2023

It is hot. Very hot. And we are only a few weeks into summer. ...more

Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets 10/7/2023

Plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor are expected to be put on hold next week at a meeting of the U.N. body regulating the sector, with environmental and economic risks threatening to scupper the industry before it begins. ...more