U.S. climate envoy Kerry outlines carbon offset initiative for developing nations 16/1/2023

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Sunday outlined core principles for a "high-integrity" carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group. ...more

IRENA Members Drive Global Energy Action on the Road to COP28 16/1/2023

IRENA membership took stock of energy transition progress towards Paris Agreement goals and identified priorities to drive action at COP28 and beyond.   ...more

England to ban some single-use plastic items from October 16/1/2023

England will ban a range of single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and bowls from October in an effort to limit soaring plastic pollution, Britain's environment department said on Saturday. ...more

Last year tied as world's fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say 16/1/2023

Last year was the world's joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. ...more

UAE names oil boss to lead climate summit, worrying activists 13/1/2023

The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday that the head of state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company would lead this year's COP28 climate summit, fuelling activists' worries that big industry is hijacking the global response to environmental crisis. ...more

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi plants one million mangrove seeds by drone 13/1/2023

The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has successfully planted one million mangrove seeds using drones, as part of the first phase of a drone mangrove plantation project supporting the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative. ...more

World's dams to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050 - UN research 13/1/2023

Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050 as a result of sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water and energy security, according to United Nations research on Wednesday. ...more

U.S. to simplify offshore wind regulations to meet climate goals 13/1/2023

The U.S. Department of the Interior will reform its regulations for the development of wind energy facilities on the country's outer continental shelf to help meet crucial climate goals, it said in a statement on Thursday. ...more

Private jet emissions quadrupled during Davos 2022 13/1/2023

Private jet emissions quadrupled as 1,040 planes flew in and out of airports serving Davos during the 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. ...more

'Dangerous' Tunisian droughts threaten food security 12/1/2023

Three years of drought have dried up Tunisian reservoirs, threatening harvests that are critical to the North African country's battered economy and pushing the government to raise tap water prices for homes and businesses. ...more