Engineers have launched a huge garbage collection device to gather plastic material floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. The plastic makes up what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is the world’s largest spread of garbage, at two times the size of the state of Texas. The organization Ocean Cleanup created the […]
A decade on from the Paris Agreement, and the link between GDP and rising emissions is starting to break. An increasing number of countries are slashing CO2 emissions while their economies continue to grow, debunking decades of climate-blocking progress. A new report from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit(ECIU) has analysed 113 countries, representing more than […]
Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age drew to a close. Global temperatures rose, the early Holocene began, and human communities gradually shifted toward more permanent settlements. A new study published in Nature Geoscience highlights how the Southern Ocean around Antarctica helped drive this major climate transition. The research team, led by Dr. Huang Huang of […]
In an effort to better understand how the ocean stores carbon, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and their collaborators have uncovered results that challenge long-held ideas about how carbon dioxide is “fixed” in the dark, deep sea. Led by UCSB microbial oceanographer Alyson Santoro, the team reports in Nature Geoscience that their work helps close a long-standing […]
Leading voices have joined the call for the Nobel Committee to launch a dedicated climate Prize. The Nobel Committee is under pressure to recognise the “greatest crisis of our time” by creating a Prize dedicated to climate change. Revered for being one of the highest achievable accolades in history, the Nobel Prize is currently limited to […]
A global change in direction is necessary to help secure a healthy planet, according to a new UN report. An “interlinked, whole-of-society and whole-of-government” approach to reshape the economy and environment remains our only choice amid the escalating threat of climate change. That’s the warning inside the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook 7 […]
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched the ‘Sun Power’ and ‘Easy Connect’ initiatives to support contractors, consultants, and investors in Dubai in accelerating the launch of their businesses and encouraging the adoption of clean energy sources. This is part of DEWA’s ongoing efforts to achieve net zero by 2050 through pioneering projects and […]
The UAE on Monday set out ambitious plans to use artificial intelligence to deliver a critical lifeline to millions of farmers bearing the brunt of the growing threat posed by climate change. Abu Dhabi’s AI Ecosystem for Global Agriculture Development will seek to use advanced technology to help farmers adapt quickly to extreme weather and give them […]
Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME) today announced the launch of ‘Sustainability Futures Lab’, a new initiative designed to deepen the Forum’s role in advancing human capital development and strengthening the region’s sustainability ecosystem. Built around the belief that education, skills development, and youth engagement are essential to the progress of long-term climate action, the Challenge empowers University […]
As renewed rainfall threatens even more devastation across parts of Asia, calls to fight deforestation are getting louder. Overlapping tropical storms and “intensified” monsoon systems have unleashed widespread devastation across Asia, with rescue teams still racing to reach isolated survivors. Days of record-breaking rainfall and storm surges triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, […]
