Early action can mitigate flood destruction, UN climate agency says 4/11/2024

Effective flood warning systems could help to avoid the level of destruction that has occurred in the Valencia region of Spain this week, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday. ...more

A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief 4/11/2024

The world needs the US to remain in the international climate process to avoid a “crippled” Paris agreement, the UN secretary general has warned, amid fears that Donald Trump would take the country out of the accord for a second time. ...more

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16 1/11/2024

Governments risk another decade of failure on biodiversity loss, due to the slow implementation of an international agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, experts have warned. ...more

Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists 1/11/2024

Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis. ...more

World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says 1/11/2024

Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday. ...more

Inaction on emissions could cut developing Asia's GDP by 17% by 2070, ADB says 1/11/2024

Developing Asia faces a potential 17% loss in its collective gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070 if high emissions persist, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday, underscoring the urgency for stronger and more ambitious climate action. ...more

With coral reefs in jeopardy, UN emergency meeting seeks to raise money to aid them 1/11/2024

The United Nations and coastal countries warned on Wednesday that the world's coral reefs are being devastated by the effects of warming oceans and urged nations to increase funding for urgent efforts to save them. ...more

Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction 31/10/2024

Colombia at the U.N. COP16 biodiversity talks on Tuesday launched a coalition with 20 other countries seeking to make "peace with nature," as leaders warned that the rapid destruction of the environment risks humanity's own extinction. ...more

Climate change is making temperatures deadlier, food less reliable, experts warn 31/10/2024

Climate change, driven by fossil fuel emissions, is raising temperatures to dangerous new heights, while also worsening drought and food security, a new report by doctors and health experts warned on Tuesday. ...more

Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s - study 31/10/2024

The area of land surface affected by extreme drought has trebled since the 1980s, a new report into the effects of climate change has revealed. ...more