Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East 31/10/2022

Hussein Abu Saddam, head of the farmers' syndicate in Egypt which is hosting the COP27 global climate summit in November, told AFP he is already witness to a climate-induced exodus from the countryside. ...more

EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035 31/10/2022

The European Union struck a deal on Thursday on a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change. ...more

Macron wants to replant 10% of French forest after summer wildfires 31/10/2022

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed to replant 1 billion trees within 10 years, or 10% of the French forest, after massive summer wildfires ravaged huge areas of the country, especially in the southwest. ...more

Electricity-generating windows are new clear solar panels 31/10/2022

We may soon be entering a whole new world of transparent solar panels that gather energy while doubling as windows, glass facades and even the screens of our portable electronic devices. These dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) open up all sorts of possibilities. ...more

Emperor penguins now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. says 31/10/2022

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. ...more

COP27 World faces 2.8C rise after 'woefully inadequate' climate pledges, UN says 28/10/2022

Government pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.8 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, after "woefully inadequate" progress to curb warming, a United Nations report said. ...more

UN warns 'time is running out' as greenhouse gases surge 28/10/2022

Greenhouse gas concentrations climbed at above-average rates to new records last year, the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday, warning that time is running out for people to make the transformational changes needed to cap global temperature rises. ...more

U.N.-backed investors set fresh targets in sustainable food shift 28/10/2022

A U.N.-backed group of global financial institutions including Dutch lender Rabobank on Thursday set out a series of company specific environmental and social targets aimed at helping drive a shift to a more sustainable food system. ...more

Energy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition -IEA 28/10/2022

The drop in Russian fossil fuel exports after its Ukraine invasion this year will transform the global energy landscape for decades and can help to hasten a green energy transition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. ...more

We face an abyss of irreversible climate consequences, says IRENA DG   28/10/2022

Representatives from more than 100 countries gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss progress of the global energy transition ahead of pivotal COP27 ...more