As efforts to harvest clean water in arid regions continue, a team of scientists has developed crystals that create water from air without using energy. The team, from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Smart Materials Lab, Jilin University in China and the Centre for Smart Engineering Materials, developed elastic organic crystals – named Janus. Inspired by desert […]
An ice-free Arctic is possible by the summer of 2027, even earlier than previous pessimistic predictions by climate scientists. Arctic ice is shrinking at an unprecedented rate of 12 per cent every 10 years due to greenhouse gas emissions, potentially leading to its first ice-free day before the end of the decade. Such an event is expected […]
The talks were about phasing out plastic production, improving waste management, design requirements for plastic products and funding the global transition away from plastic. Talks to reach an agreement on how to tackle the epidemic of plastic waste have collapsed. Countries spent the past week trying to create the first ever legally binding treaty on […]
Dubai: DUBAI REEF, a sustainable initiative under Dubai Can, has officially commenced the deployment phase of its reef modules, which will form the world’s largest single purpose-built reef development. The launch event, marks a significant milestone for DUBAI REEF, the second major project launched under Dubai Can. Dubai Can is a pioneering citywide sustainability initiative […]
Even if 50 per cent more plastic was recycled there would still be a pollution problem, a French minister said this week. In Busan, South Korea countries are trying to negotiate a landmark treaty to reduce plastic pollution. It is now entering the final stretch of talks before the treaty becomes legally binding – two […]
Talks to tackle desertification will kick off in Riyadh on Monday, the first time the UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification Cop, or Cop16, will be held in the Middle East. Desertification linked to climate change is on the rise and land degradation affects nearly 40 per cent of the planet and the lives of more than 3.2 billion […]
Bringing back ancient grains can help family farmers in the face of climate change. In a climate-vulnerable world, growing food is not as easy as it once was. Rising temperatures disrupt farming schedules, drought leaves the ground parched, or flooding wipes away crops completely. The race is on to find ways of making farming sustainable, […]
From the final deal to what happens next, here’s what you might have missed at COP29. In the early hours of Sunday morning it was finally agreed that rich countries will pay developing countries $300 billion a year by 2035 to help them cope with the effects of the climate crisis. Earlier in the climate […]
Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950. The Global Plastics Treaty talks have kicked off with nations gathering in Busan, South Korea, for a week of discussions. The aim is to produce a legally binding treaty that will address the world’s plastic pollution problem by tackling […]
All eyes are on Brazil, the host of Cop30, after developing nations deemed the finance plan agreed at Cop29 to pay for the ravages of climate change to be too little, too late. The climate summit, which will bring together tens of thousands of delegates, will be held from November 10 to 21 next year in the northern city of […]
