US and UK militaries owe combined $111bn in climate reparations – study 8/11/2023

The US and UK militaries owe at least $111bn in reparations to communities most harmed by their planet-heating pollution, a first-of-its-kind study calculates. ...more

Malaysia drops plan for cross-border air pollution law 8/11/2023

Malaysia has dropped a plan to draft a law aimed at stopping cross-border air pollution, its environment ministry said, citing difficulties in obtaining information for prosecutions. ...more

Drinks firms face EU-wide complaint over plastic bottle recycling claims 8/11/2023

Big drinks companies are misleading customers with claims that their plastic water bottles are fully recycled or recyclable, according to consumer groups who have issued a formal complaint to the European Commission. ...more

How scientists hope to predict huge floods across Europe 8/11/2023

Predicting megafloods in Europe may now be within reach by examining historical data from areas with similar hydrological features, researchers have found. ...more

AFED in ASFER Conference in Dubai: Impact of Climate Change on Arab Economic Development 7/11/2023

The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai hosted the seventeenth scientific conference of the Arab Society for Economic Research (ASFER) under the title “Climate Change and its Implications on Arab Economic Development.” ...more

‘Loss and damage’ deal struck to help countries worst hit by climate crisis 7/11/2023

Countries have agreed key measures to supply funds to the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown. ...more

Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says 7/11/2023

Half of the world's 2,000 biggest listed companies have set a target to get to net-zero emissions by mid-century, but just a fraction meet tough United Nations guidelines for what constitutes a quality pledge, a report on Monday showed. ...more

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK 7/11/2023

Beef, soy and palm oil products driving deforestation are still being imported into the UK, despite government promises this practice would end, data has revealed. ...more

New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution 7/11/2023

India's Delhi city will restrict use of vehicles next week to curb rising pollution as air quality in the capital remained dangerously unsafe for a third consecutive day despite mitigation efforts. ...more

Lebanon says fires destroy 40,000 olive trees, blames Israeli shelling 6/11/2023

Fires caused by Israeli shelling in south Lebanon have burned some 40,000 olive trees and torched hundreds of square km (miles) of land, dealing a serious blow to a major Lebanese crop, the agriculture minister said. ...more