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Vegetation in UAE deserts grew by 40% after 2024 floods 19/6/2025
Vegetation in UAE deserts grew by 40% after 2024 floods The flood that hit the UAE in April last year caused an increase in greenery in the country's desert landscapes, research has found. ...more
Bonn Bulletin: Slow start to climate talks fails to reflect urgency 19/6/2025
Bonn Bulletin: Slow start to climate talks fails to reflect urgency A bitter row over the agenda ended with a compromise on adding finance and trade measures, while COP30 host Brazil sold off oil blocks to fossil fuel giants. ...more
EU council agrees requirements on vehicle recycling at their end of use 19/6/2025
EU council agrees requirements on vehicle recycling at their end of use The Council of the European Union said on Tuesday it had agreed on setting requirements to ensure that new vehicles are designed in a way that supports their re-use and recycling. ...more
Turning coalmines into solar energy plants ‘could add 300GW of renewables by 2030’ 19/6/2025
Turning coalmines into solar energy plants ‘could add 300GW of renewables by 2030’ Solar panels on defunct surface mines could put land to productive use for renewable generation, report says. ...more
Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist 19/6/2025
Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a World Economic Forum report released today. However, rising geopolitical tensions, investment gaps, and a growing disconnect between clean energy innovation and deployment where it is needed most threaten to undermine momentum. ...more
As wars intensify, their carbon toll remains off climate summit agendas 18/6/2025
As wars intensify, their carbon toll remains off climate summit agendas As world leaders prepare for another global climate summit (COP30 in Brazil this November), the skies over Gaza, Ukraine, and other war-ravaged regions remain filled with the smoke of bombs, fuel, and concrete dust. Despite decades of climate diplomacy, the carbon toll of armed conflict remains off the books. ...more
US set to object to green jet fuel recommendation at UN aviation council, sources say 18/6/2025
US set to object to green jet fuel recommendation at UN aviation council, sources say The U.S. is expected to object this month to a recommendation at the UN aviation agency council that Washington says unfairly favors Brazilian corn farmers at the expense of U.S. producers in development of green jet fuel, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ...more
Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance 18/6/2025
Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance An innovative plan to use public money to back renewable energy loans in the developing world could liberate cash from the private sector for urgently needed climate finance. ...more
Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding 18/6/2025
Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding A U.N. push for investment to protect the world's oceans yielded around $10 billion in deals at a conference last week, way below the estimated annual need as many investors seek clearer regulation on ocean management before committing funds. ...more
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them 18/6/2025
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them Insects are in trouble. Around the world, scientists are reporting catastrophic declines in their numbers, even in nature reserves that are largely protected from human touch. We are also beginning to see huge drops in the populations of other animals – such as birds – that depend on insects as food. ...more
 
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