Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, say researchers. A study by atmospheric scientists at the University of Leeds has revealed that the number of deaths could be significantly reduced, but only if there is a […]
Most Europeans support the shift to renewable energy, but translating that into support for actual projects on the ground isn’t easy. Europe’s energy sector is undergoing a rapid transformation. Growth in renewable energy is breaking records, meeting a major milestone of 50 per cent of the European Union’s electricity demand last year, largely thanks to […]
EPFL atmospheric and climate scientists show that biological particles may induce rain events that could contribute to flooding and snowstorms, owing to their ability to precipitate ice formation in clouds. They call for an update of meteorological and climate models. Clouds form upon existing particles in the atmosphere and extreme weather events like flooding and […]
A new report maps solar systems’ cybersecurity weaknesses and how we can protect them. Solar power experts are warning that tighter controls are needed to stop a cyberattack from devastating the industry. Energy security is in the spotlight in Europe, as attacks on energy infrastructure increase. Solar, while less targeted than traditional energy sources, is not […]
Vital to dugongs, sea turtles, fish nurseries and carbon storage, seagrass meadows are among the ocean’s most critical – and at the same time most overlooked – ecosystems. Yet, they are disappearing at alarming rates around the world. Scientists from across the region gathered in Abu Dhabi for the first Arabian Seagrass Workshop last week, […]
Developing countries including most Middle East states have yet to use a new $300 billion climate fund to draw up plans to go green – blaming global turmoil and choosing to “wait for others” to go first, The National has been told. Armed with the $300 billion pledge, countries had a February deadline to reveal how they would help tackle global warming. […]
The UAE has hosted the World Bank’s Global Flaring and Methane Reduction (GMFR) Partnership meeting as part of a global effort to drive down waste that could otherwise be converted to energy. The World Bank estimates that billions of cubic metres of gas are being released into the air annually due to flaring. This is […]
Investigations are ongoing into what went wrong with the electricity system, which impacted some 60 million people. Spain and Portugal are still reeling from the largest power cut in recent European history, which struck just after midday on Monday. With power supplies mostly back to normal, attention is laser-focused on what caused the incident. Speculation […]
The UAE has entered an unusually intense, early heatwave, with temperatures already climbing past 44°C in recent days – a sweltering sign of what experts warn will be a hotter, longer summer. Dr Ahmed Habib at the National Centre of Meteorology told The National that the country is currently gripped by a thermal low pressure system, […]
As evidence continues to pour in showing that climate change’s impacts disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities around the globe, so, too, do stories showing that these communities can also pay outsized costs to implement climate solutions. Yet, in examining the available body of data and literature detailing how different countries have rolled out climate change mitigation […]
