The UAE’s climate summit had “inspired” the new British government, the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, as he announced a major change of tack on climate change. Taking a very different approach to the previous government, Mr Lammy has put the climate emergency at the top of his agenda. He said the Tories had run a “fossil fuel government in […]
A groundbreaking study by the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has been published in the journal Nature Energy. The research takes advantage of advanced spectroscopic methods and theory to shed light on the intricate processes involved in converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals like […]
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report. This disparity could profoundly affect critical sustainable energy planning for the future. Existing studies predominantly concentrate on chemical feedback loops, which are large-scale processes involving complex […]
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority and Hong Kong-based green air mobility tech company Volar Air Mobility have signed an interim agreement to develop the Emirates’ first green aviation technology centre as the country pushes ahead with plans to boost environmental sustainability. The centre aims to promote clean energy, support research and development in sustainable aviation technologies, and foster […]
Crucial talks on climate finance still “risk falling short”, the Cop29 presidency has said. Cop29 president-designate Mukhtar Babayev said some progress has been made but countries need to put aside rigid negotiating positions and compromise. Finance is expected to dominate Cop29 in Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22, with countries still deadlocked on how to deliver more funds to […]
A sweeping global research review of the links between climate and agriculture reveals the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop whereby, as climate change puts more pressure on the global food supply, agriculture will, by necessity, adopt practices that may exacerbate its environmental impact. This research, published in Science, includes an extensive evaluation of experts, including […]
The world has not hit the brakes on methane emissions, a powerful driver of climate change. More than 150 nations have pledged to slash by 30% this decade under a global methane pledge, but new research shows global methane emissions over the past five years have risen faster than ever. The trend “cannot continue if […]
The UN’s climate chief has told politicians in Africa there is a “gold mine of human and economic benefits” awaiting them if they deliver on what was agreed at Cop28 in the UAE. Simon Stiell said more jobs, better education, cheaper energy and healthier cooking could result from Africa’s “greatest opportunity” to lift people out of poverty. He blamed an “epidemic of […]
A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds researchers used A.I. to model waste management in more than 50,000 municipalities around the world. This model allowed the team to predict […]
Summer 2024 was the hottest on record, according to the European Union’s climate change monitoring service. A season of heatwaves, intensified by human-driven climate change, saw June to August surpass the previous record set last year, with an average temperature of 16.8°C, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in its monthly bulletin. The exceptional heat increases the likelihood that 2024 […]
