Switching to renewable energy could save trillions - study 15/9/2022

Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says. ...more

Green hydrogen could counter energy crisis, says British firm 15/9/2022

The war in Ukraine and spike in the price of natural gas have underlined the benefits of switching to “green hydrogen” production as the only “net zero energy gas”, according to the British firm ITM Power. ...more

Health groups call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty 15/9/2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made an unprecedented call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. ...more

Egypt climate champion calls for new metric on climate finance 14/9/2022

Developing country climate financing needs should start being reframed at the U.N. climate summit in November, in order to move beyond the outdated – and unfulfilled - $100 billion that rich nations had pledged to deliver each year, the U.N. high-level climate champion for Egypt said. ...more

UAE increases its greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 31% by 2030 14/9/2022

The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it has raised its greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 31% by 2030, from 23.5%, in an updated version of the oil producer's second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. ...more

Climate impacts heading to 'uncharted territories of destruction' -UN chief 14/9/2022

The impacts of climate change are “heading into uncharted territories of destruction”, U.N. secretary-general António Guterres warned on Tuesday on the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject. ...more

Investors with $39 trillion urge governments to plan fossil fuel phase out 14/9/2022

Investors managing $39 trillion have called on governments to raise their climate ambition, including setting plans to phase out fossil fuel use and forcing companies to set out science-based transition plans. ...more

Africa losing up to 15% of GDP growth to climate change, African Development Bank says 14/9/2022

Africa is losing 5% to 15% of its per capita economic growth due the effects of climate change and is facing a gaping climate finance shortfall, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). ...more

Abu Dhabi cleaner after processing 1.86 million tonnes of waste 13/9/2022

Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) on Sunday announced it has processed more than 1.86 million tonnes of waste, including 88,382 tonnes of medical and hazardous waste, and handled 50,000 pest control requests during the first half of 2022. ...more

Europe's warm summer shatters records 13/9/2022

This summer was the hottest on record in Europe, according to data from EU satellite monitoring. ...more