Climate

    One in three people globally live with threat of floods
    04 Oct 2024

    More than 2.7 billion people globally live in areas vulnerable to coastal or inland flooding, research by risk analysis group Moody’s has found. The proportion of people exposed to flood risk has also steadily increased since 1975, driven in part by climate change and urbanisation, the research said. The Middle East and South Asia, researched together […]

    Middle East will experience ‘more extreme rainfall’ due to climate change
    03 Oct 2024

    The Middle East will experience more frequent “extreme rainfall events” due to climate change, researchers say. A report into the regional impact of global warming has predicted increasingly intense monsoons, stronger storms and ever more extreme temperatures this century. By comparing results from a number of recent studies, researchers have built a picture of how climate change […]

    Britain shuts last coal power station as life of historic steel plant draws to a close
    02 Oct 2024

    Britain will become the first country in the G7 to scrap coal production on Monday, in a move that coincides with the closure of the last blast furnace at one of the world’s biggest steelworks in Wales. The coal plant at Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands will cease operating, ending 140 years of coal production in Britain, as […]

    UAE to invest $30m in Ghana’s climate and biodiversity goals
    01 Oct 2024

    The UAE and Ghana have announced a $30 million partnership for nature-based community development and climate solutions. The agreement sets out six areas for investment including biodiversity, reforestation and agroecology – a type of sustainable farming – that can deliver climate and community benefits. State news agency Wam reported on Sunday the partnership also seeks to focus on gender equality and […]

    Higher or lower: Flying at different altitude ‘could help aviation cut climate impact’
    29 Sep 2024

    Flying planes consistently higher or lower than current altitudes could help the aviation industry reach net zero faster, a report has found. The suggestion is among four goals the industry could adopt to help the sector – a major contributor to climate change – achieve net-zero emissions globally by 2050. “Aviation stands at a pivotal moment, much like the automotive industry […]

    IEA: What world must do to meet Cop28 climate goals
    28 Sep 2024

    A Cop28 goal to vastly expand the world’s clean energy firepower is “within reach” but significant changes in electric car sales, cooking habits and coal use will be needed to achieve the wider aims of the UAE climate summit, a report has said. The International Energy Agency on Tuesday said a mixture of “favourable economics, ample manufacturing potential and […]

    Alterra stakeholders back 40 gigawatts of renewable energy projects, Dr Al Jaber says
    25 Sep 2024

    Stakeholders in Alterra, the UAE’s $30 billion climate fund, are actively investing and attracting additional investors to support renewable energy projects totalling more than 40 gigawatts, said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and the fund’s chairman. Dr Al Jaber, who was also Cop28 President, was speaking at a high-level discussion during New York Climate Week, […]

    Arab League bank envoy named first head of Cop28 climate fund
    23 Sep 2024

    An envoy for an Arab development bank has been named the first head of a climate fund set up at the Cop28 summit in the UAE. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong will run the politically sensitive “loss and damage” fund that pays out to countries hit by climate disasters such as floods and rising sea levels. About $800 million has been pledged […]

    Melting of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier ‘will increase inexorably’ this century
    22 Sep 2024

    The melting of Antarctica’s vast Thwaites Glacier will increase “inexorably” this century, potentially destabilising the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet, leading to its eventual collapse, scientists have warned. Thwaites, which is roughly the size of Britain and more than 2km thick in places, is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because it represents more than half a metre of global […]

    Abu Dhabi’s G42 teams up with Nvidia to offer AI-led climate solutions
    21 Sep 2024

    UAE artificial intelligence company G42 has partnered with global chip maker Nvidia to develop AI solutions aimed at enhancing the accuracy of weather forecasting globally. The collaboration will drive advanced climate solutions through Nvidia’s Earth-2 platform that can make climate and weather predictions with interactive, AI-augmented, high-resolution simulation, G42 said in a statement on Friday. The companies will also be […]