Cities around the world are having to deal with rising temperatures and January 2025 was the hottest on record, according to Europe’s climate monitoring programme, Copernicus, which showed temperatures at 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels. The announcement comes hot on the heels of a report by the World Meteorological Organisation that confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on […]
In an effort to push to pole position in the green innovation space, the UAE has launched a ‘Green Intellectual Property’ road map to attract and promote industry advancements in the country. The initiative will prioritise patents within the green technology and sustainability space, cutting processing time to only three months. Currently, it can take six months to more […]
Cracks in the Greenland ice sheet are accelerating, growing in size and depth as a result of climate change, a study has found. Greenland, home to the world’s second-largest body of ice, contains enough water to add seven metres to the sea levels if the entire sheet were to melt, with research suggesting ocean levels could be […]
Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometres, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has the potential to be re-released into the environment. The frequency and severity of wildfires is expected to continue increasing due to climate change. In recent weeks, catastrophic wildfires have devasted Los Angeles, scorching […]
Eco anxiety is very real, so we share January’s most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate. Do you share our anxiety about the state of the planet? As green journalists, we are all too familiar with what climate anxiety, climate doom, and even environmental existential dread feel like. These terms all describe […]
More than 60 per cent of the energy used by European industry is used for heat needed for manufacturing. The EU’s industry could cut a quarter of its CO2 emissions using heat pumps, according to the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). If the heat pump technology available today was fully rolled out, the association says […]
Sharks and rays have populated the world’s oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat. An international research team led by palaeobiologist Manuel A. Staggl from the University of Vienna has now investigated whether and how […]
A high-speed passenger train service to be introduced between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will be a game-changer for daily commuters, cutting travel time to 30 minutes, while significantly reducing carbon emissions. According to experts, one train under Etihad Rail’s project could eliminate millions of tonnes of emissions caused by drivers each year. While the stock of train has yet to be announced, […]
La Niña is the counterpart to El Niño which caused drought and deadly heat in 2024. The long-awaited La Niña has finally arrived but it is weak and meteorologists say it’s unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual. Experts have been expecting the arrival of the climate phenomenon since last spring but finally, […]
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce emissions and combat climate change sends the wrong signal to the world and could hand its competitors an upper hand in the clean energy race, experts have said. It was an anticipated step by Mr Trump that comes despite heat records being shattered and scientists warning of […]
