At the close of its recently concluded Annual Meetings in Kenya, the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a general increase in callable capital of $117 billion. The aim…
The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal licences, according to a large study aimed…
Floods caused by heavy rain in southern Germany have claimed at least four lives.
The victims include three people found in flooded basements on Monday. On Sunday a firefighter died while trying to…
The slashing of pollution from shipping in 2020 led to a big “termination shock” that is estimated have pushed the rate of global heating to double the long-term average, according to research.…
The coral reef surrounding Mnemba Island, part of Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago, is under threat from warmer sea temperatures, illegal fishing and damage by tourism.
Russia and The Republic of Guinea signed a memorandum to collaborate on a nuclear project
The project involves the construction of floating nuclear power plants in Guinea
Tanzania, Nigeria, and…
The Manobo indigenous community in the Agusan Marshlands of the Philippines live in floating homes able to withstand floods, rising water levels and typhoons. Their way of life could have answers…
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The government of the Central African Republic suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias,…
On the eve of the May 27 general elections, which saw the ruling African National Congress lose its majority for the first time in 30 years of South African democracy, a major change to the country’s…
Heatwaves will become more frequent as the world continues to warm, bringing the increased likelihood of dangerously high temperatures.
Heat can affect anyone, but some vulnerable groups, like…
June Climate Meetings Take Modest Steps Forward; Steep Mountain Still to Climb Ahead of COP29
UN Climate Change News, 13 June 2024 – The Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded today after two…
As-delivered Remarks at Closing Plenary of June UN Climate Meetings (SB60)
13 June 2024, Bonn Germany
Colleagues, in Dubai, we came together. We overcame differences. Even though it was hard.
I…
One of the major drivers of the exceptional heat building within Earth's atmosphere has reached levels beyond anything humans have ever experienced, officials announced on Thursday.
Washington, New York, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, 12 June 2024 - A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics…
Την υπόσχεση πως ο δήμος Κηφισιάς θα είναι μέσα στα επόμενα τέσσερα χρόνια ο πιο «πράσινος» δήμος της Αττικής και πρότυπο για όλη την Ελλάδα, έδωσε ο δήμαρχος της πόλης, Βασίλης Ξυπολυτάς.
When the curtains fell at COP21, everyone was ecstatic about the historic decision to “…hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels” and to…
This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies…
Keir Starmer has admitted he used a private jet to travel to a campaign rally in Scotland where he promised to create “tens of thousands” of clean energy jobs with a new publicly owned energy…
For Scott King, last week’s announcement by the New South Wales government to extend the giant Eraring power station for at least another two years was a mixed blessing.
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