Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods 14/11/2022

A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman Ahmed Chelli's nets bulged with fish and octopus that he sold at the local market in the Kerkennah islands. Today, he pulls up only "ISIS" — the name locals have given to the blue crabs that have invaded their fishing grounds in the fast-warming waters of the Mediterranean. ...more

COP27: Global CO2 emissions to rise again, climate goals at risk, scientists say 14/11/2022

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are on track to rise around 1% this year, scientists said on Friday, warning this would make it harder for the world to avoid disastrous levels of climate change. ...more

COP27: U.S. targets methane in 'relentless' emissions focus 14/11/2022

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to toughen a crackdown on oil and gas industry methane leaks as part of a "relentless focus" on preventing planet-warming emissions, officials said on Friday at the COP27 climate talks. ...more

The Alliance for Industry Decarbonization outlines core focus topics, and welcomes new partners at maiden COP27 meeting 14/11/2022

Top executives from the 28 member companies and knowledge partners of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization held the group’s maiden meeting at COP27 on Friday, November 11 and outlined a joint vision and implementation plan. ...more

In Yemen, farmers choose narcotic over other crops, exacerbating climate woes 11/11/2022

Farmers are draining groundwater around Yemen's capital and removing soil to cultivate the narcotic green leaf qat that dominates life in the country, threatening to exhaust precious resources in the climate-vulnerable nation. ...more

Explainer: What the latest U.N. science says about climate change 11/11/2022

At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at their disposal decades of research into warming trajectories published by the U.N. climate science agency to inform their decisions. ...more

EU proposes tighter vehicle pollution emission standards 11/11/2022

The European Commission proposed on Thursday broadly tighter limits for vehicle emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulates, including new standards for pollution from brakes and tyres. ...more

World's dash for natural gas endangers climate goals -report 11/11/2022

Countries scrambling this year to source more natural gas to replace supplies from Russia are risking years of emissions that could thwart climate goals, the research collaboration Climate Action Tracker said on Thursday. ...more

IRENA and World Meteorological Organization Join to Promote Clean Energy Transition 11/11/2022

New partnership signed at COP27 to foster global climate resilience.   ...more

Arab Coordination Group pledges at least $24 bln to tackle climate crisis 10/11/2022

Members of the Arab Coordination Group (AGC) pledged to provide at least $24 billion in financing by 2030 to address the global climate crisis, the group said in a statement on Wednesday. ...more