Climate change could devastate Mideast, East Mediterranean -scientists 8/9/2022

Climate change could have a devastating effect on the lives of millions in the East Mediterranean and Middle East, where temperatures are rising nearly twice as fast as the global average, an international team of scientists warned. ...more

Just transition: EIB to provide up to €10 billion in support of regions most affected by the shift away from fossil fuels 8/9/2022

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed the agreement on the Public Sector Loan Facility, the third pillar of the Just Transition Mechanism. ...more

Out of thin air: new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere 8/9/2022

Researchers have created a solar-powered device that produces hydrogen fuel directly from moisture in the air. ...more

Indian capital to ban firecrackers ahead of pollution season 8/9/2022

India’s capital New Delhi is to ban firecrackers to ease the burden of winter pollution on its longer-suffering residents, though likely taking some of the fun out of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, next month. ...more

UNDP and the Ministry of Environment Recognize the Efforts of 23 Lebanese Companies Combatting Climate Change 7/9/2022

To support Lebanon’s efforts to combat climate change and encourage the private sector to adopt the necessary actions to reduce gas emissions, the Ministry of Environment with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recognized 23 Lebanese companies and industries that declared to the Ministry their greenhouse gas emissions according to Minister of Environment decision No. 99/1(2013). ...more

U.S. envoy Kerry urges China to resume talks to avoid climate crisis 7/9/2022

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged China to resume bilateral talks to avert a global warming crisis, and called on world leaders to speed up their energy transition away from fossil fuels. ...more

G7 company emissions falling short of global climate goal, study shows 7/9/2022

Companies in the Group of Seven (G7) economies are failing to meet Paris Climate Agreement objectives, non-profit disclosure platform CDP and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said on Tuesday, based on current corporate pledges to cut emissions. ...more

Shipping project explores ways to cut methane emissions from industry 7/9/2022

A coalition of companies including oil major Shell and no. 1 container line MSC on Tuesday launched an initiative to explore ways to cut climate-warming methane emissions from ships, which pose a major risk to industry efforts to go greener. ...more

EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises 7/9/2022

The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft, after rampaging wildfires across Europe this summer exhausted the bloc’s capacity to respond. ...more

Tackling inequality key to climate fight - study 6/9/2022

Tackling inequality is key to securing the public support needed to overhaul the global economy and reverse climate change, an update to the landmark 50-year-old computer simulation of environmental stress has found. ...more