Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Roadmap, a high-level plan outlining global recommendations to bolster Environmental Education (EE) and...
Barclays bank to stop financing new oil, gas projects
London, United Kingdom -- British bank Barclays said Friday it would stop directly financing its energy clients' new oil and gas...
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Climate-fueled hunger more than doubles in worst-hit countries: report
The analysis, "Hunger in a heating world," found that acute hunger had risen 123 percent over six years in the...
- The countries Somalia, Haiti, Djibouti, Kenya, Niger, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe have repeatedly been battered by extreme weather
- An estimated 48 million people across those countries suffer acute hunger, defined as hunger resulting from a shock and causing risks to lives and livelihoods
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Scientific program to reduce impact of climate change in Saudi Arabia, region
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Earth foresight, a scientific program to combat climate change using Artificial Intelligence was launched at the...
- The program relies on ground data processing techniques and artificial intelligence to provide sustainability solutions to address the risks of climate change
- It focuses on five aspects to secure a more sustainable environment, including environmental preservation, pollution control, sustainable agriculture, and nature protection
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Planet-warming emissions higher than before pandemic: UN
The UN's World Meteorological Organization and its Environment Programme warned that the catastrophes such as Pakistan's monumental floods and China's...
- "There is nothing natural about the new scale of these disasters. They are the price of humanity's fossil fuel addiction," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- The UN warned last month that the drought gripping the Horn of Africa and threatening millions with acute food shortages was now likely to extend into a fifth year.
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UAE issues updated second NDC to reduce emission
The UAE Cabinet, headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved...
- The new document outlines the country’s increased climate target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 31 percent.
- The reduction target translates into an absolute emission avoidance of 93.2 million metric tonnes of CO2e.
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UN urges EU against fossil fuels in energy crisis
The UN urged EU countries on Monday to continue battling climate change and not resort to more fossil fuels in...
- Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has seen the price of natural gas hit record levels, throwing the European Union economy into deep uncertainty.
- Before the war, 40 percent of the EU's gas imports came from Russia.
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World Green Economy Summit 2022 theme revealed
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) announced that the theme of the 8th...
- The theme reflects the UAE’s vision of advancing climate action and strengthening partnerships.
- It also reflects international efforts to achieve climate goals.
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Middle East heating at twice the global average: Study
Nicosia, Cyprus - The Middle East is heating at nearly twice the global average, threatening potentially devastating impacts on its...
- The study found an average increase of 0.45 degrees Celsius per decade across the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region.
- Oil-rich Middle East is on course to becoming one of the world's leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Egypt vows to champion climate finance for Africa at COP27
Egypt's environment minister Yasmine Fouad said that Egypt will also remind rich countries of the industrialized world of their unfulfilled...
- African countries are among the most exposed to the impacts of climate change, especially worsening droughts and floods, but responsible for only around 3% percent of emissions.
- The 2015 Paris agreement requires developed countries to "provide financial resources to assist developing country parties" in curbing their emissions.
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Energy majors exaggerating green performance: analysis
Campaigners say this "significant misalignment" between communication strategies and business plans could allow five of the biggest privately-owned energy firms...
- Public communications of five energy majors were found to contrast with their planned capital expenditure for 2022
- The analysis found that Shell had the largest disparity between its green talk and actual low-carbon investment
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Countries growing 70% of world’s food face ‘extreme’ heat risk by 2045
Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to...
- Heat stress already poses an "extreme risk" to agriculture in 20 countries, including agricultural giant India
- Rice is particularly at risk with other crops like cocoa and even tomatoes also singled out as of concern
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Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024
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UAE holds 19% of global sustainable bonds, says Fitch Ratings
DUBAI, UAE - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the critical role that COP28 will play in raising awareness of sustainability issues...
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Adoption of electric vehicles in US face infrastructure hurdles
NEW YORK, US - The US transition to electric cars has hit a speed bump, with concerns about vehicle range and...
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UN says greenhouse gas emission reach all time high in 2022
The UN's World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and...
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Endangered sea turtles get second life at Tunisian centre
The facility, one of two in North Africa, is run by the EU-funded Life Med Turtles project, which looks after...
- Since the centre opened in 2021, nearly 80 turtles have been treated and returned to their natural environment, said its chief Imed Jribi
- Every year, around 10,000 loggerheads are caught by trawlers and in fishing nets in the waters off Tunisia, a potential death sentence for the turtles
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Saudi urges leniency in climate change policies for low income nations
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that policies to address climate change should not "crush the bones" of...
- Climate change is "relevant and important" but "should not be attended to by crushing the bones and the future of the less (powerful) people," Prince Abdulaziz said.
- Prince Abdulaziz said on Thursday that attempts to provide financial support to countries affected by climate change had so far delivered poor results.
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Higher global temperatures culprit El Nino could stay till Apr 2024
Geneva, Switzerland - The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is expected to last until at least April...
- El Nino is a naturally occurring climate pattern typically associated with increased heat worldwide, as well as drought in some parts of the world and heavy rains elsewhere
- The UN's World Meteorological Organization said the current El Nino, which developed rapidly during July-August this year, was likely to peak between now and January