Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirms 2024 to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction, according to an analysis published in Nature. The IUCN co-authored study recommends targeted action to prevent further extinctions and calls for governments and industry to use this data in water management and policy measures.
Great Britain made progress towards low-carbon generation goals, with wind power overtaking gas as the biggest source of electricity in 2024.
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero announces restructure and shift of focus to addressing barriers to mobilising capital following departure of multiple banks from its Net Zero Banking Alliance.
Two weeks before the end of his Presidential term, Joe Biden has taken action to protect over 625 million acres of the US’ ocean from future oil and natural gas leasing.
The last two months have seen a trio of UN COP Summits take place, with United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16 concluding on Saturday.
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UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband today (Friday 13 December) set out a detailed plan for achieving the target of clean power by 2030.
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is a key international event gathering member states, environmental organisations, and stakeholders gather to discuss global efforts to combat desertification, land degradation.
In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin referenced that nothing in this world is said to be certain, “except death and taxes”. As the impact of climate change intensifies – hotter temperatures, rising sea levels and more extreme temperatures that know no border – we are introduced to life’s third certainty, or better yet unavoidable truth. Climate adaptation.
Latest data from Copernicus, the EU’s flagship Earth observation programme, shows November 2024 was the second-warmest November globally, after November 2023.
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE, Chair of the Climate Action Coalition, reflects on COP29, the COP process and recent data on the public perceptions of the climate threat in the UK and US.
At major IEA conference, decision-makers from tech, energy and government underscore AI’s implications for energy security and transitions.
LIXIL has developed "revia," a circular building material that reuses hard-to-recycle plastic waste by combining it with waste wood. This innovative process allows different materials to be crushed and extruded together without sorting, making it possible to effectively use almost all household and commercial waste plastics. Revia aims to address the issue of plastic waste and reduce CO2 emissions by over 80% compared to burning waste plastics and wood. The material is versatile, boasting a handmade, wood-like texture, and is suitable for various applications, from building materials to everyday products.
A majority (52%) of Britons now say climate change is one of the most, if not the single most, important problems the country faces – up from 46% last year, according to a new survey.
The COP29 Outcomes Forum took place on Wednesday 4 December, hosted by the Climate Action Coalition, the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and DIPLOMAT Magazine.
This year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, concluded in Baku on 24th November. A new climate finance goal was the locus of the two-week agenda, with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) amounting to $300bn, to be contributed to by developed countries on an annual basis. The NCQG will also scale up finance to developing countries, from public and private sources, with an agreed target of $1.3 trillion per year by 2035. Although this outcome fell short of expectations, efforts must now be accelerated to deliver the NCQG and bridge the climate finance gap.