On the eve of the May 27 general elections, which saw the ruling African National Congress lose its majority for the first time in 30 years of South African democracy, a major change to the country’s…
Heatwaves will become more frequent as the world continues to warm, bringing the increased likelihood of dangerously high temperatures.
Heat can affect anyone, but some vulnerable groups, like…
June Climate Meetings Take Modest Steps Forward; Steep Mountain Still to Climb Ahead of COP29
UN Climate Change News, 13 June 2024 – The Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded today after two…
As-delivered Remarks at Closing Plenary of June UN Climate Meetings (SB60)
13 June 2024, Bonn Germany
Colleagues, in Dubai, we came together. We overcame differences. Even though it was hard.
I…
One of the major drivers of the exceptional heat building within Earth's atmosphere has reached levels beyond anything humans have ever experienced, officials announced on Thursday.
Washington, New York, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, 12 June 2024 - A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics…
Την υπόσχεση πως ο δήμος Κηφισιάς θα είναι μέσα στα επόμενα τέσσερα χρόνια ο πιο «πράσινος» δήμος της Αττικής και πρότυπο για όλη την Ελλάδα, έδωσε ο δήμαρχος της πόλης, Βασίλης Ξυπολυτάς.
When the curtains fell at COP21, everyone was ecstatic about the historic decision to “…hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels” and to…
This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies…
Keir Starmer has admitted he used a private jet to travel to a campaign rally in Scotland where he promised to create “tens of thousands” of clean energy jobs with a new publicly owned energy…
For Scott King, last week’s announcement by the New South Wales government to extend the giant Eraring power station for at least another two years was a mixed blessing.
Republican governors gathered in the fossil-fuel rich state of Louisiana on Monday to rail against the Biden administration’s climate agenda and lay out plans to “unleash American energy”, alarming…
As the water tanker drove into a crowded Delhi neighbourhood, a ruckus erupted. Dozens of residents ran frantically behind it, brandishing buckets, bottles and hoses, and jumped on top of it to get…
Now is the “moment of truth” for climate action, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres as he laid out a sweeping blueprint for cuts in emissions, strengthening resilience, reforming financial…
At its 2024 Annual Meetings, which have just ended in Nairobi, Kenya, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it was joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI). The aim is to…
Faced with increasing overexploitation and destructive practices, small-scale fishing in Africa, particularly in Cameroon, is facing major challenges that threaten the sustainability of fish stocks.…
There is an obscure mechanism by which fossil fuel companies maintain their global domination even as their products are destroying our futures. Most rank-and-file climate activists haven’t heard of…
Initial action on scaling up MDB financing and rechannelling SDRs provides momentum to deliver SDG Stimulus
NEW YORK, 5 JUNE 2024 – With many developing countries reeling from repeated economic…
The unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that has devastated southern Brazil was made at least twice as likely by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown.
The…