Record heat waves and deadly weather disasters have punctuated a decade of missed climate targets. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris, but not quite in the ways they expected or wanted. Earth’s warming climate has gotten nastier faster than society has been able to […]
This year’s climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement. As this year’s UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil, the stakes are higher than ever. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris a decade […]
The Gates Foundation on Friday announced a new four-year, $1.4 billion investment commitment to help smallholder farmers build resilience against climate change. The announcement – aimed at farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where many livelihoods as well as food security depend on local agriculture – comes as world leaders gather in Belem, Brazil, for Cop30. As the […]
Brazil’s rainforest preservation fund details announced at COP30, draws worldwide support Last year, the Brazilian government proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have been finalising details and garnering support. On Thursday, as part of COP30, they unveiled the long-awaited details of the Tropical Forest […]
Activists are calling on world leaders to strengthen goals at this year’s convention to reverse the damaging impacts of global warming. Environmental activists projected messages about climate change onto iconic buildings in Rio de Janeiro as world leaders arrived in Brazil for the UN climate summit, COP30. The installations displayed slogans such as ‘Polluters pay’, […]
A team of scientists led by Dr. Kee Young Koo from the Hydrogen Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (President Yi Chang-Keun, hereafter referred to as KIER) has created a world-leading catalyst capable of transforming carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, into an essential ingredient for producing eco-friendly fuels. The reverse water-gas […]
A new UN report reviews the gap between countries’ climate commitments and global emissions targets. Next week, countries’ representatives, nonprofit organisations, academics, and more will gather for COP30 in Belem, Brazil. At this annual meeting, stakeholders will discuss global efforts to tackle climate change. Ahead of this, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its […]
A project to revive the country’s marine species is paying dividends but more needs to be done to mitigate the impact of pollution on the UAE’s coral reefs, an expert said. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Marine Owen, co-owner of Freestyle Divers, realised there was no more time to waste to offset the effects of climate change. […]
he cultivation of rice — the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world — comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs. But this may be about to change, thanks to new research led by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and China’s Jiangnan University. They have shown that […]
Aljomaih Energy and Water Company, in partnership with Buhur Investment Company and Nesma Group, announced the successful financial close of the Jubail–Buraydah Independent Water Transmission Pipeline Project, with a total investment value of approximately SAR 8.5 billion ~ USD 2.26 billion. The achievement follows the signing of the Water Transmission Agreement between the project company, Stream […]
