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![World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_397c932e-87ba-45e8-a36d-20de5cb726c6_.jpeg) |
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The world is on an "unstoppable" shift towards renewable energy but the phase down of fossil fuels is not happening quickly enough, a new report says. ...more |
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![The climate crisis has a price — and it's $391 million a day The climate crisis has a price — and it's $391 million a day](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1210a905-750b-4f48-ba54-4f2071665236_.jpeg) |
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Damage from the global climate crisis has amounted to $391 million per day over the past two decades, a report showed. ...more |
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![World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_48c2e71d-8156-47bc-b8e8-dc7831b636b0_.jpeg) |
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The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday. ...more |
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![Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_23251443-2e3c-45e5-8f3f-2e9f2e8e5958_.jpeg) |
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Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an official at Japan's industry ministry said.
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![G20 Countries Lag on Building Air Quality into Climate Plans G20 Countries Lag on Building Air Quality into Climate Plans](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f92cf1c4-a84b-41dc-8dc7-c9360c81394f_.jpeg) |
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Countries from the global south take the most action to improve air quality in their climate plans, while some of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting economies lack that vision, concludes a recent assessment of air pollution measures in national climate commitments. ...more |
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![Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d2fa8fb8-bae3-4033-9f82-3b306dbaa9ce_.jpeg) |
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Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about rising immigration outweighed those about the environment, final results showed on Monday. ...more |
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![Cambodia to bank on solar, imports to address hydropower volatility Cambodia to bank on solar, imports to address hydropower volatility](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_aae3b9a8-02ae-40fe-b3c8-1acc79bfc67c_.jpeg) |
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Cambodia will bank on scaling up solar projects and electricity imports from neighbouring countries through regional grid interconnections to address volatility in hydropower output and rising power demand, its energy minister told Reuters. ...more |
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![Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet unavoidable, study says Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet unavoidable, study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fc35f58e-054c-4dea-b572-58db1d037c21_.jpeg) |
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The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades. ...more |
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![Nestle, Volvo among 130 companies urging COP28 agreement to ditch fossil fuels Nestle, Volvo among 130 companies urging COP28 agreement to ditch fossil fuels](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_37b3df31-85ed-4252-9c98-b05d9c0c6599_.jpeg) |
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Companies including Nestle, Unilever, Mahindra Group and Volvo Cars are urging political leaders to agree a timeline at the upcoming U.N. climate summit to phase out fossil fuels. ...more |
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![New climate maps predict major changes in vegetation by end of century New climate maps predict major changes in vegetation by end of century](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2916c4a6-3b40-4ba6-b5fe-7db3af91c867_.jpeg) |
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A multinational study seen in Scientific Data and led by KAUST reports that the global climate has experienced notable changes in climate classification over the past century, and these shifts are projected to intensify in the coming decades. ...more |
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