Climate Change
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Kenya on Monday marked the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, with the country on track to combat the crises, having surpassed 10 percent forest cover. Soipan Tuya, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, who led the celebrations in Laikipia in Kenya’s Rift Valley, said the country’s tree cover…
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‘What matters to you more: Economic growth or successful climate policy?’ We’re staying with the BBC’s seven-way political debate between senior figures in the UK’s political parties. “What matters to you more: Economic growth or successful climate policy?” asks an audience member. Mr Farage says climate policies like net zero are unrealistic and unaffordable. “Nigel…
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A power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Greens at Holyrood is under threat after the Scottish government ditched a key climate change target. The Scottish Green Party has said a vote on the deal, to be held at a forthcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM), would be binding. The date of the assembly and the…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday attended a voluntary tree planting activity in Beijing and called for nationwide efforts in afforestation to jointly build a beautiful China. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while attending the tree planting activity…
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The world’s oceans have reached their highest temperature on record, raising fears that coral reefs are on the brink of a massive and potentially lethal heat shock. New satellite data from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service shows the global average sea surface temperature in February was 21.06C, higher than the previous record of 20.98C set in…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) took to social media to share insights into the complex economic landscape of 2023, a year marked by unprecedented challenges that put the global economy to the test. According to the IMF, from the impacts of climate change to dynamic shifts in trade and reserve asset patterns, the IMF’s Statistics…
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Today has provisionally been the warmest Christmas Eve since 1997, the Met Office said. The forecaster said temperatures in Heathrow reached 15.3C. The warmest Christmas Eve on record was in 1931, when 15.5C was recorded in Aberdeen and Banff in Scotland. Met Office forecaster Liam Eslick said: “It’s been an exceptionally mild couple of days…
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Over 150 countries sign deal that puts future of food systems at heart of talks Milestone declarations and pledges on green farming, food systems, and mobilizing funds to rehabilitate forests and oceans packed the climate agenda at the COP28 summit as the two-week conference entered its final stretch in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. On…
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The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, is a milestone moment as the world takes stock of the progress that has been made in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement. The summit, which concludes on Tuesday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, has also sought to…
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A new draft of a global deal from the COP28 climate summit is a “sorely needed improvement” on tackling fossil fuels, WWF has said, after a previous version sparked outcry. However, there is still no specific reference to the phase out of fossil fuels. The UN’s climate body published the proposed text of the deal…
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Eyebrows were raised earlier after Downing Street confirmed it had summoned the climate minister to fly back from COP28 in Dubai so he could take part in tonight’s vote on the Rwanda bill. Graham Stuart now appears to have landed – and been greeted with the headlines. Posting on X – formerly known as Twitter…
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Climate leaders have reacted with fury after the controversial head of COP28 claimed there was “no science” to suggest phasing out fossil fuels will help limit global warming to 1.5C. The president of the Dubai climate change summit, Sultan al Jaber, made the comments during an ill-tempered online question and answer session, a video obtained by…
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Hong Kong needs a multipronged approach to cope with extreme weather and reduce carbon emissions, scholars said. They made the remarks after a study, which was released on Monday, found that the city could witness stifling hot night temperatures and heavier rainfall over more days in a year in the coming decades amid worsening extreme…
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Floods have displaced 650,000 Nigerian children, making the country the second most affected globally by climate change impacts on children. The displacement occurred from 2016 to 2023, as highlighted in a press release by the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, on Monday, which coincided with the 2023 World Children’s Day. The UN agency emphasised…
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– ‘Globally, it’s extremely likely this will be the hottest December, January, February on record,’ warns climate scientist Mathew Barlow – ‘For the earth as a whole, it’s very likely to be the hottest period on record,’ Barlow tells Anadolu – Global warming and effect of El Nino weather phenomenon key reasons for warm winter…
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A warning for heavy rain and showers is in force across southern England – with more than 200 flood alerts issued nationwide. The Met Office yellow alert comes days after Storm Ciaran battered the same area with rain, flooding and winds of up to 100mph. The ground is still saturated in many places, raising the likelihood of…
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