Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun 28/7/2022

Mulazim Hussain is proud of the trees he has planted. ...more

Coal industry is 'delusional', South Africa climate change official says 28/7/2022

The executive director of South Africa's Presidential Commission on Climate Change called the country's coal industry "delusional" on Wednesday, saying the market for the fossil fuel is going to dwindle rapidly in the next decade. ...more

Australia sets sights on clean energy jobs created by 'climate emergency' 28/7/2022

Australia sees the world's climate emergency as an opportunity to create jobs, the new Labor government said on Wednesday, introducing legislation to enshrine an emissions reduction target. ...more

On the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems, EAD Reflects on Mangrove Restoration Efforts Undertaken in Abu Dhabi 27/7/2022

During COP26 last year in Glasgow, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, announced a nationwide plan to plant 100 million mangroves by 2030. ...more

Interlinked climate risks could ripple through euro zone, ECB study says 27/7/2022

Climate shocks could quickly ripple through the euro zone economy as financial interlinkages amplified dangers and losses, a study by the European Central Bank and the EU's risk watchdog, the European Systemic Risk Board, said on Tuesday. ...more

Reuters Exclusive: Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves 27/7/2022

From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of Switzerland's glaciers. ...more

Britain begins drought planning after record heatwave 27/7/2022

Britain is enacting the early stages of drought plans which involve using water carefully to protect supplies, the government said on Tuesday, following record-breaking temperatures. ...more

Scientists find 30 potential new species at bottom of ocean 27/7/2022

Scientists have found more than 30 potentially new species living at the bottom of the sea. ...more

Saudi crown prince touts vertical living in NEOM's zero-carbon city 26/7/2022

The zero-carbon city that Saudi Arabia plans to build at NEOM will vertically layer homes, offices, public parks and schools within a mirrored facade stretching over 170 km (150 miles), the crown prince said on Monday in remarks carried by state media. ...more

U.S. triples reforestation spending for wildfire devastation 26/7/2022

The United States on Monday said it had tripled annual reforestation spending to tackle a four million acre replanting backlog driven by intense, climate-driven wildfires. ...more