Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: reportClimateNews
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: report
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Companies worldwide have faced mounting legal pressure to reduce their impact on global warming as activists use…

Jordanians keen to harness community benefits of energy transitionClimateNews
SourceJune 26, 2024
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Jordanians keen to harness community benefits of energy transition
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Jordan has outstanding potential for renewable energy generation. Government backing for the country’s energy transition…

Turn your living room into a digital Amazon rainforest
SourceJune 26, 2024
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Turn your living room into a digital Amazon rainforest
By Aslina Baharum, Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur | 360info Virtual reality and augmented reality offer a game-changing approach to biodiversity management. Imagine exploring a…

Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green fundsNews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green funds
By Transport & Environment Organisation (T&E) Study from Voxeurop and European Investigative Collaborations shows that companies engaged in oil extraction, car manufacturing and fashion are…

Serbia will not let a potential lithium mine ‘destroy’ environment: PMNews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Serbia will not let a potential lithium mine ‘destroy’ environment: PM
Belgrade, Serbia (AFP) - The Serbian government would not allow a potential lithium mine to destroy its "rivers" and "mountains", Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told…

Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric VehiclesScience
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles
By Ritsumeikan University The increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) raises concerns about escalating raw material demands, particularly for batteries. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University conducted…

Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’Science
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’
By University of East Anglia If we act now, we can prevent human-caused extinctions wiping out our planet’s wildlife, according to an international coalition of…

‘Urgent’ for Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef: UNESCONews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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‘Urgent’ for Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef: UNESCO
Sydney, Australia (AFP) - Australia must take "urgent" action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including setting more ambitious climate targets, the UN's cultural organisation…

Nordic study of policy measures to compensate for increasing costs of energyNews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Nordic study of policy measures to compensate for increasing costs of energy
By the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Council on Nordic co-operation In the period 2021–2023, the Nordic governments introduced 43 measures to compensate for…

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rainsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains
By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…

Ultrafine particles from planes put 52 million Europeans at risk of serious health conditionsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Ultrafine particles from planes put 52 million Europeans at risk of serious health conditions
By Transport & Environment (T&E) A new study by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) suggests that thousands of cases of high blood pressure, diabetes and dementia…

European airport pollution threatens health of 52 mn people: NGONews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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European airport pollution threatens health of 52 mn people: NGO
Paris, France | AFP - High concentrations of tiny particles released when aviation jet fuel is burnt pose a health risk to 52 million people…

Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensityClimateNewsScience
SourceJune 24, 2024
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Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity
By University of Tasmania Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from…

New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skinScience
SourceJune 24, 2024
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New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
By University of Birmingham A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through human…

Climate change accelerates emergence of insectsClimateScience
SourceJune 24, 2024
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Climate change accelerates emergence of insects
By Jess Whitty | La Trobe University Researchers at La Trobe University’s Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems have exposed the hidden consequences of climate change on…

What will my city’s climate feel like in 60 years?ClimateNews
SourceJune 24, 2024
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What will my city’s climate feel like in 60 years?
By University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Climate change has already begun to transform planet Earth, and over the next few decades these dramatic…

Supporting the right small changes can have big impactsClimateScience
SourceJune 22, 2024
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Supporting the right small changes can have big impacts
By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Small changes in our everyday actions can trigger significant, rapid societal shifts especially when it comes to…

Thousands march in London to call for ‘urgent’ climate actionClimateNews
SourceJune 22, 2024
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Thousands march in London to call for ‘urgent’ climate action
By Akshata KAPOOR | AFP London, United Kingdom - Thousands of protestors from across the UK marched through central London on Saturday to call for…

Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilledScience
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled
By Radboud University Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This claim is based on research published in Nature Energy by…

Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talksClimate
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talks
By Ayurella Horn-Muller | Grist Last week, the leaders of the world’s seven biggest economies convened in Italy to discuss several pressing global issues during…

Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state mediaNews
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state media
Beijing, China | AFP - The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on…

Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat productionClimate
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat production
By Biswajit Dhar, Council for Social Development, New Delhi Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic…

Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and ChennaiClimate
SourceJune 20, 2024
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Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai
By Dharmappa Hagare, Western Sydney University For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps. Although Bollywood films…

Launch of Academy to transform the knowledge agenda at the World Bank GroupNews
SourceJune 20, 2024
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Launch of Academy to transform the knowledge agenda at the World Bank Group
By World Bank Group A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – aims to equip future leaders with development expertise that…
