AFED at EDAMA Panel Discussion on COP 27 Expectations 23/9/2022

As part of the Power Breakfast series organized by EDAMA, to debate climate and environmental challenges in Jordan, Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) Secretary General, Najib Saab, participated yesterday in a panel discussion in Amman on expectations from COP 27. ...more

U.S. Senate votes to amend global treaty to curb climate-warming gas 23/9/2022

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 69-27 to ratify an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that would cut the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a major greenhouse gas, in a key step towards combating climate change. ...more

Renewable Energy Jobs hit 12.7 Million Globally 23/9/2022

New report confirms growth in renewable jobs despite multiple crises and calls for targeted industrial strategies to create stable supply chains and ‘good jobs’  ...more

Banks face legal risks if they don't stick to climate goals, ECB says 23/9/2022

Banks face the risk of being sued if they don't stick to their climate goals or try "greenwashing" their image, a top European Central Bank (ECB) supervisor said on Thursday. ...more

Ban on gas fracking in England lifted in push for energy independence 23/9/2022

Britain on Thursday formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019, saying strengthening the country's energy supply was an "absolute priority". ...more

World’s first offshore renewable hydrogen production pilot site is inaugurated by Lhyfe 23/9/2022

Around the world, the race for hydrogen is on and the development of offshore wind farms is booming. Lhyfe – which inaugurated the world’s first site for the production of hydrogen from onshore wind turbines in September 2021 and which is currently preparing to deploy its solutions Europe-wide – is convinced of the central role offshore has to play in the massification of renewable green hydrogen production. ...more

UN chief: 'Tax fossil fuel profits for climate damage' 22/9/2022

Windfall profits made by fossil fuel companies should be taxed to pay for climate damage, according to the UN Secretary General. ...more

World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit 22/9/2022

World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant and animal species with extinction. ...more

U.S. could dodge EU carbon border levy, bloc's climate chief says 22/9/2022

The United States may be able to avoid the European Union's plan to slap tariffs on imports of polluting goods based on its similar climate targets, the head of EU climate change policy said on Tuesday. ...more

G20 economies slow pace of decarbonisation, PwC study shows 22/9/2022

Decarbonisation rates in the Group of Twenty (G20) economies slumped to their lowest level in two decades last year, consulting firm PwC said, falling short of what is needed to reach the world's climate goal. ...more