IRENA Members Prioritize Short-term Actions to Speed Up Energy Transition 20/1/2023

Members of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) agreed that priority must be given to short-term actions to urgently accelerate the energy transition and “course correct the 1.5°C pathway to 2050.” This was the main message that came out of the 13th session of the IRENA Assembly, held under the overarching theme, ‘World Energy Transition – The Global Stocktake.’ ...more

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi announces the results of the Youth Survey on Climate Change 2022 19/1/2023

At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced the results of the Youth Survey on Climate Change that was conducted among youth during Q4 2022. ...more

Davos 2023: UN chief urges 'credible' net-zero pledges or risk greenwashing 19/1/2023

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos to follow the principles outlined by an expert group to make “credible”, accountable net-zero pledges. ...more

IUCN Convenes this Week in Abu Dhabi 19/1/2023

Razan Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), announced yesterday that IUCN will hold its 108th Council Meeting in Abu Dhabi from January 18-20, 2023. ...more

Freshwater fish more contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ than in oceans 19/1/2023

Wild caught, freshwater fish in the United States are far more contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” than those commercially caught in oceans, and the highest levels are found in fish from the Great Lakes, a new analysis of federal data suggests. ...more

Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023 19/1/2023

The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecedented heatwaves, scientists have warned. ...more

Adnoc to pilot project that converts carbon dioxide into rocks 18/1/2023

Adnoc will undertake a pilot project with British-Omani sustainability company 44.01 to permanently convert carbon dioxide from the air into a mineral within rock formations in Fujairah. ...more

EU to prepare law to help its green industry, back it with cash -Commission 18/1/2023

The European Union will prepare a law to make life easier for its green industry and back it up with state aid and a European Sovereignty Fund to keep firms from moving to the United States, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday. ...more

Banks still investing heavily in fossil fuels despite net zero pledges – study 18/1/2023

Banks and finance institutions that have signed up to net zero pledges are still investing heavily in fossil fuels, research has shown, leading to accusations they are acting as “climate arsonists”. ...more

Atmospheric dust may have hidden true extent of global heating 18/1/2023

Dust that billows up from desert storms and arid landscapes has helped cool the planet for the past several decades, and its presence in the atmosphere may have obscured the true extent of global heating caused by fossil fuel emissions. ...more