Persuading nations to set and implement more ambitious pledges could depend on the success of COP29 climate talks beginning in two weeks in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. Nearly 200 countries will thrash out the details of a new global emissions trading system as well as a hefty US$100 billionContinue Reading
In 2022, the earth reached its most ambitious agreement to stop the destruction of character by the end of the decade. Two years later, nations are already in the process of achieving their goals. As nearly 200 nations meet on Monday ( Oct 21 ) for a two-week UN biodiversityContinue Reading
GENEVA: According to the United Nations on Wednesday ( Nov. 8 ), the El Nino weather phenomenon, which raises global temperatures, is anticipated to persist until at least April 2024. El Nino is a naturally occurring weather pattern that is frequently linked to increased warmth across the globe, as wellContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren’t yet fully understood. In a study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters, scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama in order to collect water from the mists that shroudContinue Reading
BEIJING: US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday (Jul 16) to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua and restart stalled talks between the world’s two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases. Kerry’s trip to China – his third as President Joe Biden’s climate emissary – follows weeksContinue Reading
ALMOST HALF OF WORLD’S BIRD SPECIES IN DECLINE Nearly half, or 49 per cent, of the world’s bird species are seeing declining populations amid threats such as climate change and habitat loss due to human activity, last month’s State of the World’s Birds report by BirdLife International showed. The reportContinue Reading