global warming
Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’ as scientists warn 2023 could be the hottest year on record
Environment
July 8, 2023
Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’ as scientists warn 2023 could be the hottest year on record
The world is blasting through climate records as scientists sound the alarm: The likelihood is growing that 2023 could be…
Planet-heating pollution from global energy sector continues to rise as fossil fuels dominate, report finds
Environment
June 26, 2023
Planet-heating pollution from global energy sector continues to rise as fossil fuels dominate, report finds
Last year may have seen a record growth of wind and solar power but planet-heating fossil fuels continued to provide…
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
Environment
May 17, 2023
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
CNN — The world is now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels…
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
Environment
May 4, 2023
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
More than 80 countries supported a commitment to phase out oil, coal and gas at COP27 in Egypt last year,…
‘A world rapidly warming’: The past eight years were the eight warmest on record for planet
Environment
January 10, 2023
‘A world rapidly warming’: The past eight years were the eight warmest on record for planet
The last eight years have been the eight warmest on record as the growing concentration of heat-trapping gases in the…
Londoners urged not to travel as heat wave engulfs Europe
World
July 17, 2022
Londoners urged not to travel as heat wave engulfs Europe
London (CNN) – Commuters in London have been advised not to use the city’s transport network unless for “essential journeys,”…
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
World
December 14, 2021
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a…
Egypt advances 20 places in Climate Policy category at Climate Change Performance Index 2022
Environment
December 6, 2021
Egypt advances 20 places in Climate Policy category at Climate Change Performance Index 2022
The Egyptian state’s efforts to shift towards a green and sustainable economy while working to reduce carbon emissions and increase…
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
World
November 13, 2021
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
GLASGOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Negotiators took the two-week U.N. climate talks in Scotland into an extra day on Saturday,…
Xi’s not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader’s likely absence
Middle East
October 26, 2021
Xi’s not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader’s likely absence
SHANGHAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The leaders of most of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters gather in Glasgow from…