Key World Heritage sites will lose their glaciers by 2050 9/11/2022

One-third of World Heritage sites possessing glaciers will lose their ice by mid-century, according to a U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report. In addition, even if global warming is curbed below 1.5 degrees this would still happen.  ...more

COP27: We're on a highway to climate hell, U.N. boss says 8/11/2022

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. ...more

Saudi Arabia commits $2.5 bln to Middle East green initiative - Crown Prince 8/11/2022

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Monday the kingdom would contribute $2.5 billion to a green initiative in the Middle East over the next ten years, and host its headquarters. ...more

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE COP27: IMF chief says $75/ton carbon price needed by 2030 8/11/2022

The price of carbon needs to average at least $75 a ton globally by the end of the decade for global climate goals to succeed, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters. ...more

UK pledges more than $115 mln to developing economies to tackle climate change 8/11/2022

Britain's foreign minister James Cleverly on Monday will announce investments of more than 100 million pounds ($115 million) to support developing countries in their fight against the impact of climate change. ...more

New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential 8/11/2022

At COP27, IRENA DG calls on global leaders to bridge renewables’ deployment gap ...more

COP27 summit to begin with plea to discuss climate compensation 7/11/2022

The U.N. climate summit, COP27, opens in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Sunday amid growing calls for rich countries to compensate poorer nations most vulnerable to climate change. ...more

Last year's deforestation pledge is off to a slow start 7/11/2022

One year after more than 140 countries pledged to halt all deforestation by 2030, little has been done to finance protections or pass new conservation laws, experts say. ...more

South Africa says it needs $84 billion for energy transition in next five years 7/11/2022

South Africa needs about 1.5 trillion rand ($84 billion) over the next five years for its plans to cut carbon emissions, harness economic opportunities from the energy transition and support affected communities, its president said on Friday. ...more

Germany shy of 2030 climate target at current CO2 reduction rate - govt advisors 7/11/2022

Germany will struggle to meet key climate targets under its current trajectory for greenhouse emissions cuts, a climate expert council that advises the government said on Friday ahead of global climate talks. ...more