UN Climate Change News, 6 July 2021 – The Virtual Thematic Sessions of Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW 2021) kicked off today. APCW 2021 will be held from 6 to 9 July and is hosted by the…
Another day, another cascade of high temperature records broken across the Pacific Northwest as a heat wave unlike any in recent memory continued into a third day.
In Washington, Oregon, and British…
Portland, Oregon, reached 46.7C (116F) on Monday, a region which normally sees highs of around 26C (78.8F) this time of year
The deadly “once-in-a-millennium” heatwave bearing down on parts of North…
The unrelenting heat wave that shattered temperature records across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Monday and threatens to smother the region for another six straight days has begun to trigger rolling…
In its latest environmental commitment, New Zealand has announced a ban on the majority of single-use plastics by 2025.
The new measure builds on the country's 2019 decision to phase-out plastic…
There is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals with extinction
Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by
The official inauguration of the Renewable Energy & Climate Change Research Center (RECCReC) of the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) took place on the 24th of June 2021, in the grounds of…
Nation scores just 10 out of 100 on tackling fossil fuel emissions in new report on sustainable development goals.
Australia has been ranked last for climate action out of nearly 200 countries in a…
“It passed through like a whirlwind, it destroyed everything,” says community leader
Four people were found dead as Cyprus battled to contain the worst forest fire in its history after homes burnt…
Heavy rain in China, an expanse of warm water stretching across the North Pacific, and kinks in the jet stream are combining to drive an unusual heat wave that will set records in the Pacific…
Group of reef and climate scientists say world heritage warning merited and Australia has not ‘pulled its weight on emissions’.
Five of the world’s leading reef and climate scientists have thanked…
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Position:Climate extremes and climate change researcher (R2)
Duty Station:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Deadline for Application:31 July 2021
The whole town is on fire,’ says the mayor as Canadian village is evacuated due to wildfires.
A town in Canada’s British Columbia province where temperatures recently hit 49.5C, has been ordered to…
Volvo Cars is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB to explore the development of fossil-free, high quality steel for use in the automotive industry.
The collaboration makes Volvo Cars the first…
Majority of land at risk from a 1-metre sea level rise is in the tropics, research finds
Up to 410 million people will be living in areas less than 2 metres above sea level, and at risk from sea…
German start-up says the Volocopter is much quieter and need less maintenance than a traditional helicopter - along with having no carbon emissions
An electric-powered flying taxi, which was…
The UK has made “woeful” progress on tackling the climate crisis, the government’s own advisers have warned.
Ministers have made too little progress on tackling greenhouse gas emissions in key areas…
Earlier this year Iceland took on a role as Global Champion for Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transition for the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy– a role which is very much…
Seattle and Portland set record temperatures on Saturday as a dome of extremely hot air settled over the US Pacific Northwest.
All of Washington and Oregon, and parts of Idaho, Wyoming and…
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