EU greenhouse gas emissions on the rise, but still below pre-pandemic level 17/8/2022

Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union rose in the first quarter from a year earlier, but remained just below pre-pandemic levels, the bloc's statistics office said on Tuesday. ...more

Caribbean nations should push for climate finance at COP27, Bahamas PM says 17/8/2022

Caribbean countries should pressure developed nations to provide more financing to mitigate the effects of climate change at the upcoming COP27 climate talks, the prime minister of The Bahamas said at a summit of regional officials on Tuesday. ...more

Study: Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Crops with Extinction 17/8/2022

A recent study conducted by the Global Citizen platform, an international website concerned with climate issues and facing poverty, revealed that 40 percent of the total edible crops globally are threatened with extinction, as a result of climate change. ...more

Why drought can lead to dangerous flooding 17/8/2022

After weeks of hot and dry conditions in most of the UK, with drought declared in parts of England, it might seem that a good downpour is what we need. ...more

Al-Azhar, Ministry of Environment launch ‘Our climate our life’ initiative 16/8/2022

As part of Egypt’s preparations to host COP27, and under the patronage of Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb and the Minister of Environment, Yasmin Fouad, “Our climate our life” initiative was announced on Monday. ...more

UN selects former Grenada minister as climate chief 16/8/2022

Grenada's former Climate Resilience Minister Simon Stiell will become the new United Nations climate chief, UN Secretary General António Guterres announced on Monday. ...more

Leaders make fifth attempt to pass UN Oceans Treaty 16/8/2022

World leaders will meet at the UN in New York later for more talks to save the world's oceans from overexploitation. ...more

Norway's climate choice: old oil, gas fields switch to green power or close early 16/8/2022

Norway will have to phase out some of its old oil and gas fields prematurely to achieve its 2030 climate goals, unless it can use carbon-free power on more offshore platforms to cut their emissions, the country's Climate Minister Espen Barth Eide said. ...more

The U.S. could see a new 'extreme heat belt' by 2053 16/8/2022

An "extreme heat belt" reaching as far north as Chicago is taking shape, a corridor that cuts through the middle of the country and would affect more than 107 million people over the next 30 years, according to new data on the country's heat risks. ...more

U.S. House gives Biden a win with massive bill on climate change, drug prices 15/8/2022

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives approved a $430 billion bill on Friday that is seen as the biggest climate package in U.S. history, delivering a major legislative victory for President Joe Biden ahead of the November 8 midterm elections. ...more