Brazil's coast eroding faster than ever as Atlantic advances 1/10/2024

Sonia Ferreira's two-story house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian coast was yet another casualty of the advancing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, pushed higher by climate change. ...more

UAE to unveil national climate plan under Paris pact before COP29 30/9/2024

The United Arab Emirates aims to release its new national climate plan under the Paris climate agreement, outlining how it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions from 2025 to 2035, before the COP29 climate summit in November. ...more

EU changes hydrogen project auction rules to limit Chinese presence 30/9/2024

The European Union announced changes to its rules governing auctions for hydrogen grants in an effort to limit EU dependence on China in its renewable energy supply chain, the new terms published on Friday showed. ...more

Exclusive: African countries eye world’s first joint 'debt-for-nature' swap 30/9/2024

At least five African countries are working on what could be the world's first joint "debt-for-nature" swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich swathe of Indian Ocean, according to a global conservation group. ...more

Colombia launches $40 bln investment portfolio for energy, climate transition 30/9/2024

Colombia has launched a new investment portfolio to help it transition away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change, which it hopes will attract some $40 billion, an environment ministry spokesperson confirmed on Friday. ...more

Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows 30/9/2024

Cows may belch methane into the atmosphere at alarming rates, but new data shows they may play an important role in renewing farm soil. ...more

How a high-tech truck is helping keep Dubai’s air clean 27/9/2024

If you’ve noticed that the air quality in Dubai seems better than in many other cities, you can partly thank the mobile air quality monitoring station, a state-of-the-art truck equipped with artificial intelligence systems and tools.M ...more

Global debt hits record $312 trillion, climate finance a challenge, banking trade group says 27/9/2024

Global debt hit a record high of $312 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by borrowing in the United States and China, while a key debt ratio in emerging markets also scaled a fresh peak, data from a banking trade group showed. ...more

US lawmakers seek to pay livestock farmers to use climate-friendlier practices 27/9/2024

Farmers in the United States who raise livestock in large industrial operations could get funding from President Joe Biden's signature climate law to transition to more environmentally friendly practices under bills introduced in the House and Senate on Wednesday. ...more

UK will need to double nature protection funding to meet targets, new data shows 27/9/2024

The UK government has been failing to meet its commitments to fund nature protection in the developing world, and will need to double current spending to meet the targets, new data has shown. ...more