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Green bond issuance dives almost a third amid climate backtracking 25/7/2025
Green bond issuance dives almost a third amid climate backtracking The amount of "green" bonds sold by governments, banks and companies has slumped by almost a third this year amid the rollback of climate change policies in the United States and Europe, new figures show. ...more
IEA update shows coal use worldwide is likely to stay close to all-time high reached in 2024, with varying trends seen across different regions in first half of 2025 25/7/2025
IEA update shows coal use worldwide is likely to stay close to all-time high reached in 2024, with varying trends seen across different regions in first half of 2025 Global coal demand is likely to remain broadly unchanged this year and next, despite short-term fluctuations across several major markets in the first half of 2025, according to the IEA’s latest update on the sector released today. ...more
Abu Dhabi Delivers Landmark Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Environment Sector, Cementing Its Global Position 24/7/2025
Abu Dhabi Delivers Landmark Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Environment Sector, Cementing Its Global Position In a major step toward climate resilience, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) today launched the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Environment Sector (2025–2050) – a comprehensive and science-based roadmap designed to protect the emirate’s natural resources and systems from the increasing and inevitable impacts of climate change. ...more
In landmark opinion, the World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat' 24/7/2025
In landmark opinion, the World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat' The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday underlined "the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change" as it started to read out an opinion on the legal obligations of states to take action. ...more
Rising seas and shifting sands attack ancient Alexandria from below 24/7/2025
Rising seas and shifting sands attack ancient Alexandria from below From her ninth-floor balcony over Alexandria's seafront, Eman Mabrouk looked down at the strip of sand that used to be the wide beach where she played as a child. ...more
Central banks told to prepare for climate shock to labour market 24/7/2025
Central banks told to prepare for climate shock to labour market Central banks risk being blindsided by climate-driven shocks to global labour markets unless they overhaul their approach to monetary policy, a report published on Wednesday by the London School of Economics warned. ...more
Green hydrogen retreat poses threat to emissions targets 24/7/2025
Green hydrogen retreat poses threat to emissions targets Green hydrogen developers are cancelling projects and trimming investments around the world, raising the prospect of longer than targeted reliance on fossil fuels. ...more
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says 23/7/2025
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels. ...more
Global oil and gas emissions standard put on pause after Shell, others walk away, FT says 23/7/2025
Global oil and gas emissions standard put on pause after Shell, others walk away, FT says Shell and other leading energy groups have abandoned a six-year-long attempt to define a net zero emissions strategy after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing documents seen by the newspaper. ...more
China embarks on world's largest hydropower dam, capital markets cheer 23/7/2025
China embarks on world's largest hydropower dam, capital markets cheer China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $170 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said. ...more
 
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