The UAE vowed on Tuesday to “take forward” a push for clean water in the face of poverty, disease and climate change when it hosts the UN’s next water summit. A 2026 summit co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal will come as time runs out to hit 2030 anti-poverty goals, and with the UN warning that six billion people will live with water […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a world climate SOS at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region’s seas are rising much more swiftly than global averages. “I am in Tonga to issue a global SOS – Save Our Seas – on rising sea levels. A worldwide catastrophe is putting this Pacific […]
Antarctica’s unique ecosystems could be threatened by the arrival of non-native marine species and marine pollution from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, new oceanographic modelling shows. In a study published today in Global Change Biology, scientists from UNSW Sydney, ANU, University of Otago and the University of South Florida suggest that floating objects can reach Antarctic waters from […]
If Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal and Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasser star player, posts something on Instagram, the energy needed to send the post to fans around the world could power 10 homes for a year. That is according to calculations by researchers at Loughborough University in the UK, who have analysed the carbon impact of personal and commercial internet use. […]
Excess carbon dioxide emitted by human activities — such as fossil fuel burning, land-use changes and deforestation — is absorbed by the world’s oceans. While this absorption helps mitigate global warming, it also has adverse effects on marine life, including fish and plants. While the impact of what is known as anthropogenic carbon dioxide on […]
Deaths caused by heat could triple in Europe by 2100 under current climate policies, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. Researchers say their findings highlight the need to strengthen policies to limit global warming to protect vulnerable regions and members of society from the effects of higher temperatures. In recent years, Europe has experienced […]
Flooding around the world is likely to increase significantly in decades ahead if countries fail to meet official pledges to cut carbon emissions, new research shows. The latest study led by researchers from the University of Bristol and water risk intelligence firm Fathom looked at forecasts for different types of flooding in various climate change scenarios. High […]
Groundbreaking research by Abu Dhabi scientists on a carbon material called graphene could lead to new ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Removing CO2 rather than simply reducing emissions, is seen by many as essential given that the world is failing to meet climate goals aimed at limiting the effects of global warming. The properties of graphene, a material extracted from graphite, […]
More than four billion people do not have safe drinking water, according to a new study that suggests the scale of the health and poverty problem is twice as bad as feared. Figures shared with The National suggest about 250 million people in the Middle East and North Africa do not use a safely managed water supply, War-torn Sudan and Yemen are the region’s worst-affected countries, […]
When it comes to climate change, carbon dioxide is the standout culprit and much of the world’s attempts to decarbonise and achieve Net Zero centre on the greenhouse gas. But there are other villains in the global warming story, including fluorinated gases, nitrous oxide and methane. Methane deserves special attention. It’s got its fingers in many pies […]
