A surge in climate litigation over the last decade has forced governments and big companies to act. Governments around the world are being forced to set out clear rules for action following a “surge” in climate litigation. . A new report from the Climate Litigation Network explores how 10 years of court cases have helped […]
Changes in architecture could allow UAE residents to spend up to eight months of the year feeling comfortable while outside, an expert said. Kishore Varanasi, director of urban design at US-based CBT Architects, says elements such as green walls, channels that create breezes and shading will help to reduce heating effects. Mr Varanasi, who has […]
Scientists have sounded the alarm over toxic forever chemicals, after analysing 127 whales and dolphins. Marine mammals aren’t “immune from the burden” of toxic forever chemicals, even if they live below the ocean’s surface. New research published in Science of the Total Environment has raised alarm bells over the long-term health of marine species, after […]
Shark conservation has been boosted by a new international trade ban that offers greater protection for 70 species of sharks and rays. Restrictions on shark and ray fishing were announced at a major conference on protecting wildlife in trade. The UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of […]
New research from the University of St Andrews reports that some coastal regions are on track to become far more acidic than scientists once believed. As additional atmospheric CO2 enters the air, it dissolves into the ocean more quickly than anticipated, driving a rapid drop in pH that threatens coastal industries and livelihoods around the world. […]
Researchers warn that current climate change language can make it easier for misinformation to spread. The UN’s language around climate change risks may be confusing the public and fuelling misinformation. A new study from the University of Essex, which surveyed more than 4,000 UK residents, found certain words used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of “devastating” floods and hazardous events. Climate change is hitting mountain regions around the world “more intensely” than lowland areas, putting billions of people at risk. A major analysis from the University of Portsmouth has revealed how temperature, rainfall and snowfall patterns are […]
When the project begins commercial operations next year, it is expected to become the European Union’s first fully-operational offshore CO2 storage site. Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on Europe’s rugged North Sea slowly comes into view from a helicopter. Used to extract fossil fuels, the field is […]
COP30 may go down in history as a fiery flop, as divisions quashed all hope for a commitment to fossil fuel phaseout. All eyes turned to Belém this weekend as divided nations scrambled to deliver a final deal at a UN climate conference battered by “roaring political headwinds”. COP30 kicked off with high hopes for […]
A UAE initiative that gives advance warning of bad weather, pest outbreaks and other risks aims to reach 100 million farmers by 2030, it was announced at the Cop30 climate summit. The Agricultural Innovation Mechanism for Scale (Aim for Scale) project could improve yields and help farmers, especially those in poorer regions, to cope with the […]
