Countries entrenched on climate finance as Cop29 approaches 5/8/2024

Countries remain entrenched on the key issue of climate finance with just months to go before the Cop29 summit starts. ...more

UK: How to achieve Net-Zero by 2030 and improve the economy 5/8/2024

Just Stop Oil is demanding that the UK endorses the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and completely phases pout fossil fuels until 2030. Unfortuntaely, they do not show how to get there. ...more

China plans new carbon emission controls as it aims for 2030 peak 5/8/2024

China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030, the cabinet said on Friday. ...more

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades 5/8/2024

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for the month of July in almost two decades, government data showed on Thursday, amid a drought in the region fanned by climate change. ...more

Andean glacier retreat unprecedented in human civilization, study finds 5/8/2024

Recent glacier retreat across the Andes is unprecedented in the history of human civilization, according to a new study published in the Science journal on Thursday. ...more

Masdar and TotalEnergies to develop a commercial green hydrogen to methanol to SAF project in Abu Dhabi 2/8/2024

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to assess the viability of developing a commercial green hydrogen to methanol to SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) project.  ...more

Drillers emit far more methane than US estimates, aerial survey shows 2/8/2024

U.S. oil and gas basins are emitting around four times more planet-warming methane than federal regulators have estimated, according to the results of an aerial survey released on Wednesday by the Environmental Defense Fund. ...more

Antarctic temperatures soar 50 degrees above norm in long-lasting heat wave 2/8/2024

Ground temperatures in East Antarctica have soared more than 50 degrees (28 Celsius) above normal in the second major heat wave to afflict the region in the past two years. This historic warm spell could persist for another 10 days and is an ominous example of the major temperature spikes this polar climate could experience more frequently in a warming world. ...more

Extreme ‘heat dome’ hitting Olympics ‘impossible’ without global heating 2/8/2024

The “heat dome” causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has found. ...more

Trillions of microplastics are released monthly by a common cleaning product 2/8/2024

A new study published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal has brought to light the significant environmental impact of a widely used household cleaning product: melamine foam sponges. ...more