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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change 24/4/2025
Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.  ...more
Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say 24/4/2025
Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say Brazil, which hosts this year's United Nations climate summit, has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, three people with knowledge of the country's plans told Reuters. ...more
Global coral bleaching crisis spreads after hottest year, scientists say 24/4/2025
Global coral bleaching crisis spreads after hottest year, scientists say More than four-fifths of the world's coral reef areas have been affected by devastating mass bleaching spurred by record-high ocean temperatures, turning many once-colourful reefs a ghostly pale hue, scientific authorities said on Wednesday. ...more
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say 24/4/2025
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests. ...more
UK scientists to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments 24/4/2025
UK scientists to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments Blocking sunlight could temporarily slow the climate crisis but the technologies remain highly controversial. ...more
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi launches first-of-its-kind project in Gulf Region to survey, evaluate and restore traditional oyster habitats 23/4/2025
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi launches first-of-its-kind project in Gulf Region to survey, evaluate and restore traditional oyster habitats As part of its efforts to preserve marine habitats and ecosystems and protect cultural heritage, and within the framework of the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has launched a project to survey, evaluate, and restore traditional oyster habitats in the emirate. ...more
Green Hajj: 13 ways Muslims can perform the religious journey of a lifetime sustainably 23/4/2025
Green Hajj: 13 ways Muslims can perform the religious journey of a lifetime sustainably Millions of Muslims around the world get ready every year for a religious journey of a lifetime—the Hajj. And as awareness on the impacts of climate change on Earth gains more traction everyday, there have been calls for Muslim pilgrims to observe a green approach on their trip to the Holy Lands. ...more
Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis 23/4/2025
Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis He declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a “polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth”, and located the cause of the climate crisis in people’s “selfish and boundless thirst for power”. ...more
Europe's power firms lift emissions as clean output falls 23/4/2025
Europe's power firms lift emissions as clean output falls Europe's power sector discharged more carbon dioxide during the first quarter of 2025 than in any quarter since the start of 2023 after a drop in clean energy output forced utilities to burn more coal and natural gas for power. ...more
Snow crisis in the Himalayas: 23-year low threatens water supply for two billion people 23/4/2025
Snow crisis in the Himalayas: 23-year low threatens water supply for two billion people Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report on Monday. ...more
 
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