Heatwave in North America threatens to break global September temperature record 6/9/2022

Western areas of North America are continuing to suffer a significant heatwave that is threatening to break the highest global September temperature record. ...more

US flood maps outdated thanks to climate change, Fema director says 6/9/2022

Flood maps used by the federal government are outdated, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or Fema, said on Sunday, considering a series of devastating floods caused by excessive rainfall induced by climate change. ...more

Tunisia bans production of non biodegradable plastic bags 5/9/2022

The Tunisian Ministry of Environment announced it will stop production of certain types of plastic bags "banned for the internal market" because they are not biodegradable. The ban started as of 1 September. ...more

How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change 5/9/2022

The devastating floods in Pakistan are a "wake-up call" to the world on the threats of climate change, experts have said. ...more

Prevent tree extinctions or face global ecological catastrophe, scientists warn 5/9/2022

Scientists have issued an urgent “warning to humanity” about the global impact of tree extinctions. ...more

IEA says Indonesia policy reform needed for clean energy transition 5/9/2022

Indonesia needs to ensure policy reforms to pave the way for renewable power and to reduce reliance on coal, as part of a goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released on Friday. ...more

Norway to extend life of its last Arctic coal mine to meet demand 5/9/2022

Norway's state-owned coal company will extend production at its last mine in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago by two years until mid-2025 to help ensure supplies to European steel-makers at a time of war, the government said on Friday. ...more

U.S. is seriously underestimating the consequences of CO2 - study 2/9/2022

The U.S. government is drastically underestimating the social cost of carbon dioxide emissions, which is 3.6 times higher than the estimate currently used to inform many of Washington's key climate policies, a study suggested on Thursday. ...more

Low rate of flood insurance cover spells danger as climate crisis deepens 2/9/2022

Insured losses from floods doubled to $80 billion globally during 2011-2020 compared to the previous decade, while insurance penetration lingered at just 18%, according to Swiss Re Institute's economic insights report focused on floods. ...more

Switzerland's vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's water supply 2/9/2022

Switzerland's glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than a hundred years, and the long hot summer this year has accelerated the thaw, a new study shows. ...more