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 […]
President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement on Monday, hours after he officially entered office. In front of a large crowd during the inaugural parade, which was moved indoors due to extreme cold, Mr Trump signed an executive order ending US participation in the “unfair, one-sided Paris Climate Accord rip-off”. “The United States will not sabotage […]
While the escalating impact of climate change is likely to have profound impact on people, with some estimates showing it could cause more than 15 million deaths between 2026 and 2050, the funding to tackle climate-driven health issues is still not enough. Findings unveiled at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday showed that funds for climate and health, provided […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reminded the world that every year since the Paris Agreement has been the hottest on record. Humanity has opened a “Pandora’s box of ills” which risks upending “our very existence”, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Laying out his priorities for the year in a speech to the General […]
Rising rates of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are incompatible with keeping global warming below 1.5°C, a Met Office study has warned. Using measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii stretching back to 1958, concentrations of the key greenhouse gas rose at their fastest annual levels in 2024, exceeding Met Office predictions for the year. At Mauna Loa, a […]
Sylvia Earle, one of the world’s most famous oceanographers and marine biologists, has raised the alarm over the stark threat posed to ocean ecosystems by climate change and rampant overfishing. Dr Earle, 89, holds the record for the deepest untethered walk on the sea floor at a depth of 1,250 feet and was the first woman […]
