Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing 7/6/2024

The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the unprecedented death toll, new research reveals. ...more

New air quality station in Dubai’s Jebel Ali to monitor over 100 types of pollutants 7/6/2024

A new air quality monitoring station that can detect 101 types of pollutants was launched in Jebel Ali, Dubai on Wednesday, coinciding with World Environment Day (June 5). ...more

World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' 7/6/2024

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". ...more

IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024 7/6/2024

Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2 trillion this year, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, an International Energy Agency report showed. ...more

Longer range, faster charging, longer life: Integrals Power develops battery cell cathode materials that will transform electric vehicles 7/6/2024

Integrals Power is developing a range of high-performance cathode active materials that will enable batteries to become smaller, lighter, and more durable. These enhancements are essential to delivering more affordable electric vehicles that offer longer range and faster charging.     ...more

This year’s Earth Overshoot Day lands on August 1st 6/6/2024

August 1st marks this year’s Earth Overshoot Day. This means that from January 1st to August 1st, humanity has used as much from nature as the planet’s ecosystems can renew during this entire year, according to Global Footprint Network’s latest calculations. In other words, in just 7 months, humanity used what Earth takes 12 months to regenerate. ...more

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say 6/6/2024

Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide removed each year from the atmosphere in order to meet global climate goals, a team of researchers said in a report published on Wednesday. ...more

China to establish carbon footprint management system by 2027 6/6/2024

China aims to establish an initial carbon footprint management system by 2027, it said on Wednesday, a move that would create a more comprehensive and unified system of standards to measure carbon emissions. ...more

Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification 6/6/2024

The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found. ...more

Wales second in the world for recycling rates 6/6/2024

Wales has been named the second best country in the world for recycling and is within touching distance of the top spot, new analysis shows. ...more