London, United Kingdom -- Talking trees powered by AI, drought-resistant crops and sweet potatoes sprouting among flowers -- the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show is facing the future with a focus on innovation and climate-change adaptation. Over five days starting Tuesday, more than 140,000 visitors are expected to view what the...
New Zealand passes law to make banks report climate impact
New Zealand has passed a law that will force banks to reveal the impact of their investments on climate change. The law has been described as a world-first move to make the financial sector's environmental record more transparent.
Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5C climate target, says UN
The UN's Environment Program said government fossil fuel production plans this decade were "dangerously out of sync" with emissions goals.Drought-hit Iraq’s crop farmland to be halved
UN agencies have said the impact of water shortages in Iraq is becoming evident through the lower crop yields for 2021.Sabic leads low-carbon plan
Sabic, WEF, and global companies will formalize the plan.
Jordan to get $11m from US to stem water loss
The Water Authority of Jordan has signed an agreement with USAID in this regard in the third phase of a five-year $152-million Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement. The FARA aims to rehabilitate, develop, and improve the main and subsidiary water networks in Maan, with $1 million contribution of WAJ.
FAB joins Net-Zero Banking Alliance
FAB is the first bank in the UAE and GCC to join the NZBA.
China pledges $233 million to global biodiversity fund
Beijing -- the world's biggest polluter -- has sought to play a more prominent role internationally on biodiversity conservation in recent years.Aramex vows to cut emissions
It has signed a deal with the Science Based Target initiative.
Google to stop pairing ads with climate change misinformation
The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that denies climate change.
UAE announces Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative
The national drive aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making the UAE the first MENA to do so.Turkey parliament ratifies Paris climate agreement
Nearly 200,000 hectares (around 480,000 acres) of forest have been scorched in Turkey this year -- more than five times the annual average for 2008-2020, data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) show. Turkey's total greenhouse gas emissions rose by 157.7 percent between 1990 and 2019, according to...Google lets users factor climate change into life
New features unveiled on Wednesday provide users with ways to help in the effort, whether it be driving routes that result in less exhaust being spewed from cars or shopping online for energy-efficient appliances. The latest features will be rolled out in Europe in 2022.Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
Agriculture accounts for around six percent of Turkey's GDP and employs 18 percent of the country's workforce.Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UN
Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water for at least one month per year, and only 0.5 percent of all the water on Earth is useable and available fresh water, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. Meanwhile, water-related hazards have increased in frequency over the...
Nobel Prize in Physics rewards climate research
The Nobel Physics Prize has been awarded for ‘groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems.’Global warming kills 14% of world’s corals in a decade
Hardest hit were corals in South Asia and the Pacific, around the Arabian Peninsula, and off the coast of Australia.
Cyclone Shaheen: UAE state agencies monitoring weather conditions
According to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) latest forecasts, the movement of Tropical Cyclone Shaheen will continue towards the coasts of the Sultanate of Oman on Sunday , October 3, affecting some regions of the country. Some flights to Muscat airport were canceled and a child died in Oman...
Cutting fossil fuel use key to environmental protection: IMF
The 'right prices' must fully reflect both supply costs and environmental costs, especially carbon emissions and local air pollution, said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva.
UN sees $400bn pledge for climate action
The United Nations has called for the world to redouble its renewable energy efforts to avert a climate emergency.
UAE, China discuss strategic ties, common concerns
The two countries also reviewed bilateral partnership and cooperation in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.Erdogan: Turkey will ratify Paris Climate Agreement
Turkish president told the UN General Assembly that Turkey will complete the ratification process in time for the November UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.Scientist makes whitest paint; it might reduce AC bill!
Its inventor said this paint was used to cover a roof area of about 1,000 square feet, it could give get a cooling power of 10 kilowatts, which is more powerful than the central air conditioners used by most houses.
UN needs another $100trn for SDGs
The Force for Good initiative has said the UN has funding gap of $84-101 trillion in achieving the SDGs.
World on path to 2.7C warming, warns UN chief
Instead of the reductions needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change, global emission are likely to see "a considerable increase" in the years to come.
Unesco recognizes Saudi marine sanctuary
The UN body has registered the Farasan Island Marine Sanctuary in its Man and Biosphere Program.
World leaders to hold closed-door climate meet at UN
The roundtable comes less than six weeks before a major United Nations climate meeting, COP26, in Glasgow.Oman readies roadmap for green economy
Oman’s Environment Authority and Petroleum Development Oman have reportedly discussed the policy draft with the United Nations Environment Program.GCC in hot pursuit of 2050 emission goals
The GCC nations are looking at the $500-billion market for Green Hydrogen by 2050, but will it be enough?
Aramco to partner with Aveva for sustainability
Aramco, with this partnership, will focus on driving sustainability in the region through digital transformation.Empower cools Uptown tower
Empower is servicing 3,850 RT at the skyscraper.Under 1% of development spending spent on clear air
An annual survey by the Clean Air Fund has highlighted that the air quality remains low on the list of funding prioritiesBoursa Kuwait launches ESG reporting guide
Through it, the bourse aims to drive the embrace of Corporate Sustainability in the Kuwaiti capital market.GCC can help shipping industry curb emissions
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are already off the starting mark in their efforts to supply alternative fuels to the global maritime industry.What can central banks do to address climate risks?
While not directly involved in addressing global warming, central banks do have to be alert to its impact on the economy and the financial system.Depleting seagrass: Experts sound alarm
Named posidonia oceanica -- or "Neptune grass" -- for the Greek god of the seas, the plant covers at least one million hectares of the Mediterranean seabed
Price tag on the planet? Helping business value nature
Putting a monetary value on nature means that damaging resources such as breathable air and drinkable water becomes not just a survival risk, but a financial one. Some $44 trillion of annual economic value generation -- half of the world's gross domestic product -- is moderately or highly dependent on...
Tunisia plants seeds of hope to fight climate change
Farmers in the North African nation are turning to the past by planting indigenous seeds at a time of drought, disease and climate change.Drought diplomacy helps boost Israel-Jordan ties
Experts say Israel and Jordan could be poised for an unprecedented boom in water cooperation
GCC region’s cloud seeding experiments a boon or bane?
UAE is among the first countries in the Middle East to use cloud seeding technology for a project whose trials started in late 1990s.Kuwait to transform ‘tire graveyard’ into new city
After 17 years of accumulation of end-of-life tires, the dump was spread across 2 sq km, with 40 million tires calling it home.African mountain forests store more carbon than thought: study
An international team analysed data on carbon stored in trees across 44 highland sites in 12 African countries
Mena region needs water resilience: World Bank
Without water resilience, the MENA region may see a loss of 6-14 percent of the collective GDP by 2050, says the latest World Bank report.
Troubled land: The Sahel’s ‘three-border’ region
The vast arid region, along with central Mali, has become the worst-hit area in the jihadists' nine-year-old campaign
Probiotics can save corals from effects of climate change
A new study by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro shows probiotics to be helpful protagonists in boosting coral health and preventing mortality.No survivors in Turkey fire-fighting plane crash
The air tragedy came just as Turkey was gaining control over hundreds of wildfires that killed eight people and destroyed swathes of forest along the scenic southern coast‘July was world’s hottest month on record’
The month was 0.02 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was equaled in 2019 and 2020
‘Eruptions can’t lessen climate change’
Scientists at the University of Cambridge and the UK Met Office examined how rising temperatures are likely to affect the ash and gases shot into the atmosphere by volcanoesBombshell UN climate change report shows global warming accelerating
Years in the making, the sobering United Nations report approved by 195 nations shines a harsh spotlight on governments dithering in the face of mounting evidence that climate change is an existential threat.
Climate crisis the next great threat for Iraq
Only 3.5 percent of Iraq’s farmlands are watered with irrigation systems and rivers are polluted with viruses and bacteria, oil spills and industrial chemicals.UN science panel to release major climate change report findings
The report will project global temperature changes until the end of the century under different emissions scenarios.
