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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 to foster global environmental collaboration in Abu Dhabi 2/9/2025
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 to foster global environmental collaboration in Abu Dhabi Organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and co-hosted by UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 will take place in Abu Dhabi from 9-15 October 2025. The congress is expected to see the launch of impactful international initiatives that are set to attract wide global attention, given their pivotal role in shaping the future of environmental action and advancing nature conservation worldwide. ...more
World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollution 2/9/2025
World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollution Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic threat but using natural resources more efficiently could cut pollution by half, one of the World Bank's senior managing directors told Reuters. ...more
Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis 2/9/2025
Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.” ...more
UK summer was its warmest since records began, says Met Office 2/9/2025
UK summer was its warmest since records began, says Met Office Britain has experienced its warmest summer since records began in 1884 and is now more likely to see similar hot weather in the future due to human-induced climate change, the Met Office weather forecaster said on Monday. ...more
Swiss court to consider climate case by Indonesia islanders against Holcim 2/9/2025
Swiss court to consider climate case by Indonesia islanders against Holcim A court in Switzerland will decide on Wednesday whether to hear a legal complaint against Swiss giant Holcim (HOLN.S), one of the world's biggest cement makers, that alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbon emissions and so contributing to global warming. ...more
Trump nixes $679m in funding for offshore wind farms amid fossil fuel push 1/9/2025
Trump nixes $679m in funding for offshore wind farms amid fossil fuel push The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’. ...more
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump 1/9/2025
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission. ...more
Hot dry summer impacting wildlife, experts say 1/9/2025
Hot dry summer impacting wildlife, experts say The hot, dry summer has put extra stress on natural environments, a conservation charity said. ...more
How flash droughts driven by climate change sparked record wildfires in Spain 1/9/2025
How flash droughts driven by climate change sparked record wildfires in Spain Flash droughts are rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous weather extremes linked to climate change. In a matter of weeks, they can turn lush forests into tinder ready to burn, as demonstrated by the devastating fires in Spain in August 2025. ...more
An Environmental Villain, Reconsidered (Book Review) 1/9/2025
An Environmental Villain, Reconsidered (Book Review) The award-winning science writer Peter Brannen makes the case for an often vilified compound in “The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything.” ...more
 
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