Climate-Middle East

Climate Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East and Central Asia

The Middle East and Central Asia are facing a severe climate crisis, with temperatures rising twice as fast as the global average and rainfall becoming scarcer and less predictable. Fragile states are being significantly affected, and conflicts may worsen. The...
wildfires

What are the consequences of extreme weather on the security of energy networks?

Australia's annual Climate Change Statement warns that extreme weather seasons are increasing the risk of sabotage on its energy systems, putting them at risk of being exploited by hostile actors. The statement suggests that the threshold for damage to energy...
Middle East air pollution

How to Mobilize Global Action at COP28 Climate Talks amidst Intensifying Disasters

The Paris Agreement signed eight years ago, aimed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. However, since then, greenhouse gas emissions have increased and climate disasters have become more prominent. In 2023, the world is at 1.2°C of warming over pre-industrial...
Climate Change

What Challenges Might the Loss and Damage Fund Face at COP28?

The Loss and Damage Fund, established at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), aims to provide fast, accessible, non-debt finance to the growing number of Africans displaced by escalating climate impacts. The World Bank is set to launch...
Climate

Climate Cooperation: Embracing Diverse Actions for a Sustainable Future

The global battle to solve the climate problem is a major priority, but North-South disparities persist in climate action. Developing and developed nations are polarized over emission reduction responsibilities, with low-income and middle-income countries arguing they should not bear the...
Ocean Pollution

Alarming Impact of Ocean Pollution: A Growing Concern

Oceans have been home to diverse life forms since their earliest days, providing shelter and habitat for various ecosystems. Mangrove-rich forests in coastal areas provide shelter and a nursery for various organisms, including whales and microscopic organisms. The Pacific Ocean,...
Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg’s Arrest in London Sheds Light on the Urgency of Climate Action

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London after protesting outside an oil and gas conference, preventing some delegates from attending. Thunberg, who gained fame as a face of young climate activists worldwide, has been detained or removed...
Greenland

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melting at an Alarming Rate, While Antarctica’s Slows Down

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Utrecht University in the Netherlands have found that surface ice in Greenland is melting at an increasing rate, while the trend in Antarctica is moving in the opposite direction. The study, published...
Wildfires

The Burning Amazon: Wildfires Pose a Dire Threat to Climate-Crucial Environmental Progress

Uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, a region of high biological and cultural diversity. A letter published in Nature Ecology & Evolution highlights the alarm in a study co-authored by researchers at the University of East Anglia...
Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Powering the Future: TotalEnergies Unveils Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables have announced that their Seagreen offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea, is fully operational and running at its design capacity of 1,075 MW. The joint venture, which began construction in June 2020, has been...
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