Biden restores endangered species protections rolled back by Trump 1/4/2024

The Biden administration on Thursday restored some protections under the Endangered Species Act rolled back under former President Donald Trump, giving the federal government more leeway to designate plants or animals as threatened or endangered. ...more

In Iraq, water crisis leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees 29/3/2024

Faced with a failing date palm business due to scarce resources, Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim has planted "sidr", or jujube, trees which require far less water during an irrigation crisis. ...more

Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals 29/3/2024

The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly approved projects by the end of this decade, with the US leading the way in a surge of activity that threatens to blow apart agreed climate goals, a new report has found. ...more

Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping 29/3/2024

Global warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time.  ...more

UK's greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023 on lower gas use 29/3/2024

Britain's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023, government data showed on Thursday, with less gas used to generate electricity and heat homes. ...more

Marine parks bring global boost for fish and finances 29/3/2024

Marine Protected Areas boost fishing and tourism, with profits sometimes in the billions, according to the most comprehensive global assessment of its kind to date. ...more

AFED Participates in the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 28/3/2024

The German Federal Foreign Office hosted the 10th edition of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, which it has held annually since 2015. Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil attended the event, representing the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). ...more

Record Growth in Renewables, but Progress Needs to be Equitable 28/3/2024

Power capacity additions reached a new benchmark of 473 gigawatts in 2023, but many countries are cut off from the benefits of energy transitions ...more

Big Oil's climate planning not good enough, investor group says 28/3/2024

The current low-carbon transition plans of 10 of Europe's and North America's biggest listed oil and gas companies are not good enough to assess the risks involved, the world's leading investor climate action group said on Wednesday. ...more

Brazil, France launch $1.1 bln program to protect Amazon rainforest 28/3/2024

Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years. ...more